New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A4215: Prostitution as patron-upgrades offense; fines to Human Trafficking Survivor Fd.
Status: Passed one chamber, October 29, 2026
Upgrades offense of prostitution as patron; directs fines collected to "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund." and "Victims of Crime Compensation Board Account."*
What the bill says
An Act concerning prostitution as a patron and amending N.J.S.2C:34-1 and P.L.2013, c.51.
From the amended text, October 22, 2026:
An Act concerning prostitution as a patron and amending N.J.S.2C:34-1 and P.L.2013, c.51. 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: (1) "Prostitution" is sexual activity with another person in exchange for something of economic value, or the offer or acceptance of an offer to engage in sexual activity in exchange for something of economic value. (2) "Sexual activity" includes, but is not limited to, sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, and oral-anal contact, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex; masturbation; touching of the genitals, buttocks, or female breasts; sadistic or masochistic abuse and other deviate sexual relations. (3) "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. (4) "Promoting prostitution" is: (a) Owning, controlling, managing, supervising or otherwise keeping, alone or in association with another, a house of prostitution or a prostitution business; (b) Procuring an inmate for a house of prostitution or place in a house of prostitution for one who would be an inmate; (c) Encouraging, inducing, or otherwise purposely causing another to become or remain a prostitute; (d) Soliciting …
Sponsors
- Carol A. Murphy (D, 7) · primary sponsor
- Shama A. Haider (D, 37) · primary sponsor
- Alixon Collazos-Gill (D, 27) · primary sponsor
- Dawn Fantasia (R, 24)
- Gerry Scharfenberger (R, 13)
- Aura K. Dunn (R, 25)
- William B. Sampson, IV (D, 31)
- Michael Inganamort (R, 24)
- Gregory E. Myhre (R, 9)
- Brian E. Rumpf (R, 9)
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, 15)
- Donald A. Guardian (R, 2)
Latest actions
- : PA (79-0-0)
- : REP/ACA 2RA
- : REP REF AAP
- : TRANS AJU
- : INT 1RA REF APS
Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Prostitution as patron-upgrades offense; fines to Human Trafficking Survivor Fd. (October 29, 2026): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Appropriations Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (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 A4215?
- A4215 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Prostitution as patron-upgrades offense; fines to Human Trafficking Survivor Fd.
- What does A4215 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning prostitution as a patron and amending N.J.S.2C:34-1 and P.L.2013, c.51.
- What is the status of A4215?
- Passed one chamber as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: PA (79-0-0) (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A4215?
- Carol A. Murphy (D, 7), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A4215?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A4215
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