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type: "Bill"
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title: "Establishes new crime of strict liability vehicular homicide; renames existing vehicular homicide as reckless vehicular homicide; designated as Ralph and David's Law."
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description: "Establishes new crime of strict liability vehicular homicide; renames existing vehicular homicide as reckless vehicular homicide; designated as Ralph and David's Law."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "217"
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identifier: "A 3686"
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citation: "New Jersey A 3686 (217)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES", "MV OFFENSES", "PERSONAL INJ"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Codey, Richard J.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "McKeon, John F.", "Munoz, Nancy F.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 10
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d11ea04-add9-40db-a395-e7b91a8e01a0"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "2eb0aa0c670b396296b5a218b2eccab41a073f4367ec7a7706625ace8ede08ea"
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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 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.
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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/2016/Bills/A4000/3686_I1.HTM)
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2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4000/3686_R1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported without recommendation — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
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- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
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- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
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- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
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- Munoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
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- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
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- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
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- Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
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- Rumana, Scott T. — cosponsor (person)
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- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (69-0-0) `passage`
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- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading (without recommendation) `committee-passage`
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- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2423
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- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
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- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.165. `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/3d11ea04-add9-40db-a395-e7b91a8e01a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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