LEGISLATIVE HISTORY CHECKLIST
Compiled by the NJ State Law Library

LAWS OF: 1998

CHAPTER: 71

NJSA: 30:4-27.24  to  30:4-27.38
"Sexually Violent Predator Act"

BILL NO: S895 (Substituted for A1919/A1615 - ACS)

SPONSOR(S): Martin and Bucco

DATE INTRODUCED: March 23, 1998

COMMITTEE:
ASSEMBLY: Appropriations
SENATE: Law and Public Safety

AMENDED DURING PASSAGE:Yes

DATE OF PASSAGE:
ASSEMBLY: June 25, 1998
SENATE: May 28, 1998

DATE OF APPROVAL: August 12, 1998

THE FOLLOWING ARE ATTACHED IF AVAILABLE:

FINAL TEXT OF BILL:   Senate Committee Substitute Enacted
(Amendments during passage denoted by superscript numbers)

S895

SPONSORS STATEMENT: Yes (Begins on page 14 of original bill)

COMMITTEE STATEMENT:
ASSEMBLY:Yes
SENATE: Yes

FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENTS: No

LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE: Yes

A1919/A1615 - ACS

SPONSORS STATEMENT: No

COMMITTEE STATEMENT:
ASSEMBLY: Yes
May 4, 1998
(Identical to Senate Committee Statement for S895)
June 15, 1998
SENATE: No

FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENTS: No

LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE: Yes
(Identical to Legislative Fiscal Estimate for S895)

A1919

SPONSORS STATEMENT: Yes (Begins on page 14 of original bill)
(Bill and Sponsors Statement identical to S895)

COMMITTEE STATEMENT:
ASSEMBLY: No
SENATE: No

FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENTS: No

LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE: No

A1615

SPONSORS STATEMENT: Yes (Begins on page 7 of original bill)

COMMITTEE STATEMENT:
ASSEMBLY: No
SENATE: No

FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENTS: No

LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE: No

VETO MESSAGE: No

GOVERNOR'S PRESS RELEASE ON SIGNING: Yes

THE FOLLOWING WERE PRINTED:
To check for circulating copies contact New Jersey State Government Publications at the State Library (609) 292-6294 or blupp@njstatelib.org

REPORTS:

974.90 I52 1997a
New Jersey. Task Force for the Review of the Treatment of the Criminally Insane.
Report of the Task Force for the Review of the Treatment of the Criminally Insane.
Morris Plains, NJ. October, 1997.

974.90 S518 1995
New Jersey. Legislature. Joint Legislative Task Force to Study the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center.
Report of the Joint Task Force to Study the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center.
Trenton, NJ. June 19, 1995.

HEARINGS:

974.90 S518 1994
New Jersey. Legislature. Joint Legislative Task Force to Study the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center.
Meeting of the Joint Legislative Task Force to Study the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center : testimony regarding therapy and programs : [December 6, 1994, Avenel, New Jersey].

974.90 S518 1994 vol 2
New Jersey. Legislature. Joint Legislative Task Force to Study the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center.
Meeting of the Joint Legislative Task Force to Study the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center : testimony from superintendent and treatment staff : [November 1, 1994, Avenel, New Jersey].

974.90 S518 1994 vol 3
New Jersey. Legislature. Joint Legislative Task Force to Study the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center.
Meeting of the Joint Legislative Task Force to Study the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center : testimony regarding the reorganization of the ADTC therapy program : [February 1, 1995, Woodbridge, New Jersey].

974.90 S518 1994 vol 4
New Jersey. Legislature. Joint Legislative Task Force to Study the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center.
Meeting of the Joint Legislative Task Force to Study the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center : testimony regarding the therapy program of the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center:[March 15, 1995, Trenton, New Jersey].

974.90 I52 1997
New Jersey. Task Force for the Review of the Treatment of the Criminally Insane.
Public hearing before Task Force for the Review of the Treatment of the Criminally Insane : [May 13, 1997, Morristown, New Jersey]
Full text of transcribed hearing:HTMLPDF

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:

"Senate measure seeks to keep violent sex offenders confined,"
5-29-98, Asbury Park Press, p. A12.

"Bill keeps more sex offenders confined,"
5-29-98, Bridgewater Courier News, p. A6.

"Whitman approves bills focusing on sex offenses,"
8-13-98, New York Times, p. 36.

"Whitman signs tougher sex offender measure,"
8-13-98, Asbury Park Press, p. A1.

"Whitman signs tough laws for sex offenders,"
8-13-98, Atlantic City Press, p. A1.

Case cited in A1615 is Kansas v. Hendricks, 521 U.S. 346
117 S.Ct. 2072, 138 L.Ed. 2d, 501 (1997)

Page maintained by Edith Beckett, ebeckett@njstatelib.org.
Copyright(c) 1999, New Jersey State Library.
Updated:Thursday, April 22, 1999