Establishes crimes of theft of motor vehicle and receiving stolen motor vehicle as separate statutory provisions; provides extended sentences for certain persistent offenders.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2023
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jul 2023
Introduced Nov 21, 2022
Signed Jul 7, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2023 · General Assembly Mar 30, 2023
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Jun 20, 2023
D
Democratic25
88% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jul 7, 2023
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2023, c.101.
executive
Jun 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0)
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-0-0)
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Dec 5, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Nov 21, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee
lower
4 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Lagana
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
P
Paul Sarlo
DDemocratic
P
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Singer
RRepublican
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Craig Coughlin
DDemocratic
Co
EH
Edward H. Thomson
RRepublican
Co
FH
Fred H. Madden, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
HJ
Harold J. Wirths
RRepublican
Co
Holly Schepisi
RRepublican
Co
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
Co
Parker Space
RRepublican
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