Establishes crime of "sexual extortion": using explicit sexual images to extort victims.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jan 2023
General Assembly Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed May 8, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Amendments
1
May 8, 2023
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2023, c.45.
executive
Feb 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0)
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (38-0) (Oroho)
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (78-0-0)
lower
Jan 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
5 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AM
Angelica M. Jimenez
DDemocratic
P
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
P
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
P
FH
Fred H. Madden, Jr.
DDemocratic
P
SV
Steven V. Oroho
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
GM
Gabriela M. Mosquera
DDemocratic
Co
HJ
Harold J. Wirths
RRepublican
Co
JS
Jean Stanfield
RRepublican
Co
Joe Pennacchio
RRepublican
Co
John McKeon
DDemocratic
Co
KJ
Kevin J. Rooney
RRepublican
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
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