New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A1407: Prostitution crimes, cert-upgrade penalties; creates crime, prostitution network
Status: Passed one chamber, October 29, 2026
Upgrades penalties for certain prostitution crimes; creates crimes of leader of prostitution network and participant in prostitution network.
What the bill says
An Act concerning prostitution, amending N.J.S.2C:34-1 and N.J.S.2C:43-12, and supplementing Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
An Act concerning prostitution, amending N.J.S.2C:34-1 and N.J.S.2C:43-12, and supplementing Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. N.J.S.2C:34-1 is amended to read as follows: 2C:34-1. Prostitution and Related Offenses. a. As used in this section: [ADDED: "House of prostitution" is any place where prostitution or promotion of prostitution is regularly carried on by one person under the control, management or supervision of another.] [ADDED: "Promoting prostitution" is:] [ADDED: (1) Owning, controlling, managing, supervising, or otherwise keeping, alone or in association with another, a house of prostitution or a prostitution business;] [ADDED: (2) Procuring a prostitute for a house of prostitution or place in a house of prostitution for one who would be a prostitute;] [ADDED: (3) Encouraging, inducing, or otherwise purposely causing another to become or remain a prostitute;] [ADDED: (4) Soliciting a person to patronize a prostitute;] [ADDED: (5) Procuring a prostitute for a patron;] [ADDED: (6) Transporting a person into or within this State with purpose to promote that person's engaging in prostitution, or procuring or paying for transportation with that purpose; or] [ADDED: (7) Knowingly leasing or otherwise permitting a place controlled by the actor, alone or in association with others, to be regularly used for prostitution or promotion of prostitution, …
Sponsors
- Ellen J. Park (D, 37) · primary sponsor
- Andrea Katz (D, 8) · primary sponsor
- Carmen Theresa Morales (D, 34) · primary sponsor
- Dawn Fantasia (R, 24)
- Robert J. Karabinchak (D, 18)
- Tennille R. McCoy (D, 14)
- Carol A. Murphy (D, 7)
- Gabriel Rodriguez (D, 33)
- Victoria A. Flynn (R, 13)
- Roy Freiman (D, 16)
- William B. Sampson, IV (D, 31)
- Sterley S. Stanley (D, 18)
Latest actions
- : PA (76-0-1)
- : REP 2RA
- : REP REF AAP
- : INT 1RA REF AJU
Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Prostitution crimes, cert-upgrade penalties; creates crime, prostitution network (October 29, 2026): 76 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Appropriations Committee: Reported favorably (October 22, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Judiciary Committee: Reported favorably (October 15, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: CRIMINAL PROCEDURES, CRIMES AND PENALTIES
Common questions
- What is A1407?
- A1407 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Prostitution crimes, cert-upgrade penalties; creates crime, prostitution network.
- What does A1407 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning prostitution, amending N.J.S.2C:34-1 and N.J.S.2C:43-12, and supplementing Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.
- What is the status of A1407?
- Passed one chamber as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: PA (76-0-1) (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A1407?
- Ellen J. Park (D, 37), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A1407?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A1407
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