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type: "Bill"
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title: "Establishes new liability standards in sexual abuse lawsuits filed against public entities and public employees."
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description: "Establishes new liability standards in sexual abuse lawsuits filed against public entities and public employees."
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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: "A 5392"
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citation: "New Jersey A 5392 (218)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CIVIL ACTION", "JUDICIARY", "PUB EMPLOYEE", "SEX OFFEND"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Murphy, Carol A.", "Quijano, Annette", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7796f45-7025-4ad9-9963-690d23f9330c"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "90ffbe3786e5e7c9adf85224e9525d5321ab38926cb577fca9d12c42dd53fc24"
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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 5392 (218) — Establishes new liability standards in sexual abuse lawsuits filed against public entities and public employees.
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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/A9999/5392_I1.HTM)
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2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A9999/5392_R1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–1** (pass) · lower
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
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- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
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- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
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- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-1-1) `passage`
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- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
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- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3739 (1R)
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- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
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- **2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.239. `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/e7796f45-7025-4ad9-9963-690d23f9330c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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