---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires transfer of certain escheated civil forfeiture funds from Unclaimed Personal Property Trust Fund to General Fund for appropriation to county Prosecutor's offices.*"
description: "Requires transfer of certain escheated civil forfeiture funds from Unclaimed Personal Property Trust Fund to General Fund for appropriation to county Prosecutor's offices.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4788"
citation: "New Jersey A 4788 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTIES", "STATE BUDGT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f017299a-634a-4465-9e65-ae627a750b82"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f9ed79036db3542c95880b0b18e34281d2d4d2d4b781b105997a534e675d7adc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 4788 (219) — Requires transfer of certain escheated civil forfeiture funds from Unclaimed Personal Property Trust Fund to General Fund for appropriation to county Prosecutor's offices.*

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4788_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4788_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **69–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-0-1) `passage`
- **2020-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3044 (1R)
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (69-0-1) `passage`
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.78. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f017299a-634a-4465-9e65-ae627a750b82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).