republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/218/s-4154.md

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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	Revises expungement eligibility and procedures, including new "clean slate" automated process to render convictions and related records inaccessible; creates e-filing system for expungements; eliminates expungement filing fees; appropriates $15 million to	Revises expungement eligibility and procedures, including new "clean slate" automated process to render convictions and related records inaccessible; creates e-filing system for expungements; eliminates expungement filing fees; appropriates $15 million to	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	218	S 4154	New Jersey S 4154 (218)	bill	COURT ADMIN CRIMES	enacted	Cunningham, Sandra B. Holley, Jamel C. McKnight, Angela V. Quijano, Annette Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina Ruiz, M. Teresa Sweeney, Stephen M. Wimberly, Benjie E.	2	9	3	2019-09-12T04:00:00+00:00	2019-12-18T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/fa0c6ee8-d650-4946-9900-6dbef9174b33	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	e85510c2ebf1613b3abcdb65de65b43cbc8479e00730747976e3057b1a543aba	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey S 4154 (218) — Revises expungement eligibility and procedures, including new "clean slate" automated process to render convictions and related records inaccessible; creates e-filing system for expungements; eliminates expungement filing fees; appropriates $15 million to

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 — 22–17 (pass) · upper
• CONCUR ASMB AMEND — 23–15 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 48–21 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
• Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
• McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
• Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
• Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
• Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
• Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
• Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
• Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
• Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
• Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
• Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
• Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-09-12T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading introduction
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (22-17) passage
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Holley) amendment-passage
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A5981 (1R)
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (48-21-1) passage
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (23-15) passage
• 2019-12-18T05:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2019, c.269. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fa0c6ee8-d650-4946-9900-6dbef9174b33. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).