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type: "Bill"
title: "Requires life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of the murder of a minor under the age of 18 in the course of the commission of a sex crime."
description: "Requires life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of the murder of a minor under the age of 18 in the course of the commission of a sex crime."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 373"
citation: "New Jersey A 373 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD ABUSE", "CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES", "SEX OFFEND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Addiego, Dawn Marie", "Auth, Robert", "Bucco, Anthony R.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "McGuckin, Gregory P.", "Peterson, Erik", "Schepisi, Holly T.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0f1827a-bfee-4a7f-b2bf-2ed5a1221e21"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "90b8d9e8f089c489a7f4f61f1872d6324108f6c8c2e3711c06369296ec6c7fa5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---
# New Jersey A 373 (217) — Requires life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of the murder of a minor under the age of 18 in the course of the commission of a sex crime.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A0500/373_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A0500/373_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- Reported favorably out of committee — **100** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **130** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **70** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **130** (pass) · legislature
## Sponsors
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — primary (person)
- Auth, Robert — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- McGuckin, Gregory P. — primary (person)
- Peterson, Erik — primary (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Cardinale, Gerald — cosponsor (person)
- Caride, Marlene — cosponsor (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
- Rible, David P. — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Webber, Jay — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (69-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S607 (1R)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-1) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.150. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0f1827a-bfee-4a7f-b2bf-2ed5a1221e21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).