---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires law enforcement officers to wear body cameras."
description: "Requires law enforcement officers to wear body cameras."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 1163"
citation: "New Jersey S 1163 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["POLICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conaway, Herb", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Tucker, Cleopatra G.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-02-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-11-24T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/916eeaf5-2282-4e95-9e4a-b3ccb79dbd72"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "2bcb6be9e48b1b59eb753c034d34c5289b1749c80f84f5745cdce6f79506f43b"
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 S 1163 (219) — Requires law enforcement officers to wear body cameras.

## 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/S1500/1163_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1500/1163_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **55–18** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **53–15** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT GR — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported without recommendation out of Senate committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading w/o recommendation `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (32-2) `passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (McKnight) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4271 (1R)
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (55-18-5) `passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (32-0) `passage`
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (32-0)
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (53-15-6) `passage`
- **2020-11-24T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.128. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/916eeaf5-2282-4e95-9e4a-b3ccb79dbd72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).