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type: "Bill"
title: "Creates commission to study sexual assault, misconduct, and harassment by staff against inmates in State correctional facilities."
description: "Creates commission to study sexual assault, misconduct, and harassment by staff against inmates in State correctional facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "SJR 79"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 79 (219)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMISSIONS", "CORRECTIONS", "SEX OFFEND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gill, Nia H.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Tucker, Cleopatra G.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bce6cee-b622-438c-a307-113af4605afc"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "7d31272be6f85fe2f68958d4863edd01817c1759b166bdfcefb181e6dcdaa64e"
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 SJR 79 (219) — Creates commission to study sexual assault, misconduct, and harassment by staff against inmates in State correctional facilities.
## 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/2020/Bills/SJR/79_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/SJR/79_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **750** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **50** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **60** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **400** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Women and Children Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR167
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, JR-3. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2bce6cee-b622-438c-a307-113af4605afc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).