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type: "Bill"
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title: "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.*"
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description: "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.*"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "218"
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identifier: "S 477"
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citation: "New Jersey S 477 (218)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CIVIL ACTION", "SEX OFFEND"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jasey, Mila M.", "Quijano, Annette", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 7
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ec8c02b-1c0f-4d74-b83b-a65575f5017f"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "76e0deb748be82f46786cc3f1212cc9e2288dfe9a93a6193056ba522b5f95c26"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
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---
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# 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.*
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S0500/477_I1.HTM)
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2. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S0500/477_U1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **8–1** (pass) · upper
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
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- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
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- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
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- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
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- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
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- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
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- Bramnick, Jon M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
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- Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
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- Cryan, Joseph P. — cosponsor (person)
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- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
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- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
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- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
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- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
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- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
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- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
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- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Kennedy, James J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
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- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
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- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
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- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
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- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
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- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
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- Rice, Ronald L. — cosponsor (person)
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- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
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- Smith, Bob — cosponsor (person)
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- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
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- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
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- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
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- Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)
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- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
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- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (32-1) `passage`
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- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
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- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3648 (ACS)
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- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-5) `passage`
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- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.120. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ec8c02b-1c0f-4d74-b83b-a65575f5017f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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