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Bill Extends statute of limitations in civil actions for sexual abuse claims; expands categories of potential defendants in civil actions; creates two-year window for parties to bring previously time-barred actions based on sexual abuse.* Extends statute of limitations in civil actions for sexual abuse claims; expands categories of potential defendants in civil actions; creates two-year window for parties to bring previously time-barred actions based on sexual abuse.* us/states/nj New Jersey Legislature 218 S 477 New Jersey S 477 (218)
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CIVIL ACTION
SEX OFFEND
enacted
Jasey, Mila M.
Quijano, Annette
Scutari, Nicholas P.
Vainieri Huttle, Valerie
Vitale, Joseph F.
2 7 3 2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00 2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00 openstates ocd-bill/1ec8c02b-1c0f-4d74-b83b-a65575f5017f http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp 76e0deb748be82f46786cc3f1212cc9e2288dfe9a93a6193056ba522b5f95c26 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
legislation
bill
us-nj

New Jersey S 477 (218) — Extends statute of limitations in civil actions for sexual abuse claims; expands categories of potential defendants in civil actions; creates two-year window for parties to bring previously time-barred actions based on sexual abuse.*

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
  2. Senate Committee Substitute (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — 81 (pass) · upper
  • 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 710 (pass) · lower
  • 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 321 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
  • Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
  • Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
  • Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
  • Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
  • Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
  • Bramnick, Jon M. — cosponsor (person)
  • Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
  • Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
  • Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
  • Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
  • Cryan, Joseph P. — cosponsor (person)
  • Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
  • DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
  • Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
  • Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
  • Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
  • Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
  • Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
  • Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
  • Kennedy, James J. — cosponsor (person)
  • Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
  • Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
  • McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
  • Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
  • Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
  • O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
  • Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
  • Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
  • Rice, Ronald L. — cosponsor (person)
  • Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
  • Smith, Bob — cosponsor (person)
  • Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
  • Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
  • Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
  • Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)
  • Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee introduction, referral-committee
  • 2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00 Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
  • 2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (32-1) passage
  • 2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
  • 2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A3648 (ACS)
  • 2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-5) passage
  • 2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2019, c.120. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1ec8c02b-1c0f-4d74-b83b-a65575f5017f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).