republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/218/s-1036.md

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Bill	Provides that AG handle investigation and prosecution of crime involving person's death by law enforcement officer while acting in officer's official capacity or while in custody; requires trial in venue outside county where incident occurred.	Provides that AG handle investigation and prosecution of crime involving person's death by law enforcement officer while acting in officer's official capacity or while in custody; requires trial in venue outside county where incident occurred.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	218	S 1036	New Jersey S 1036 (218)	bill	CRIM PROCED PERSONAL INJ POLICE	enacted	Quijano, Annette Sweeney, Stephen M. Timberlake, Britnee N. Turner, Shirley K. Wimberly, Benjie E.	1	9	4	2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00	2019-01-30T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/a7fac3f9-f275-4650-816e-b6ad78419b32	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	c33fb10abb0c969848c2b472d94a0129a27f37df16bff995753d1fce6e244f28	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey S 1036 (218) — Provides that AG handle investigation and prosecution of crime involving person's death by law enforcement officer while acting in officer's official capacity or while in custody; requires trial in venue outside county where incident occurred.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 26–11 (pass) · upper
• Reported favorably out of committee — 8–0 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 41–34 (pass) · lower
• Reported favorably out of committee — 7–4 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
• Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
• Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
• Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
• Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
• McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
• Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (26-11) passage
• 2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee referral-committee
• 2018-12-10T05:00:00+00:00 Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee referral-committee
• 2018-12-10T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A3115
• 2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (41-34-1) passage
• 2019-01-30T05:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2019, c.1. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a7fac3f9-f275-4650-816e-b6ad78419b32. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).