republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/217/a-3686.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Establishes new crime of strict liability vehicular homicide; renames existing vehicular homicide as reckless vehicular homicide; designated as Ralph and David's Law.	Establishes new crime of strict liability vehicular homicide; renames existing vehicular homicide as reckless vehicular homicide; designated as Ralph and David's Law.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	217	A 3686	New Jersey A 3686 (217)	bill	CRIM PROCED CRIMES MV OFFENSES PERSONAL INJ	enacted	Bucco, Anthony M. Codey, Richard J. Jasey, Mila M. McKeon, John F. Munoz, Nancy F. Oroho, Steven V. Vainieri Huttle, Valerie	2	10	4	2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00	2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/3d11ea04-add9-40db-a395-e7b91a8e01a0	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	2eb0aa0c670b396296b5a218b2eccab41a073f4367ec7a7706625ace8ede08ea	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey A 3686 (217) — Establishes new crime of strict liability vehicular homicide; renames existing vehicular homicide as reckless vehicular homicide; designated as Ralph and David's Law.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
2. Reprint (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 69–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — 6–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported without recommendation — 5–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported favorably out of committee — 13–0 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
• Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
• Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
• McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
• Munoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
• Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
• Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
• Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
• Rumana, Scott T. — cosponsor (person)
• Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (69-0-0) passage
• 2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading (without recommendation) committee-passage
• 2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee referral-committee
• 2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for S2423
• 2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) passage
• 2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2017, c.165. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3d11ea04-add9-40db-a395-e7b91a8e01a0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).