New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S4738: Transnationally organized criminality-establish crime
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
Establishes crime of transnationally organized criminality.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, October 5, 2026:
S4738 SENATE, No. 4738 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 222nd LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED OCTOBER 5, 2026 Sponsored by: Senator CARMEN F. AMATO, JR. District 9 (Ocean) SYNOPSIS Establishes crime of transnationally organized criminality. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As introduced. concerning transnational criminal organizations and supplementing Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes. Jersey: 1. a. As used in this act: Country means the United States or any other foreign country, including any political subdivision, territory, dependency, or possession of that country. Serious bodily injury means bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death, causes serious, permanent disfigurement, or results in a protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ. Transnational criminal organization means a group of three or more persons acting in concert to commit or attempt to commit any crime enumerated in subsection c of this section, if the conduct constituting the crime or attempt occurs in: (1) more than one country; (2) one country, but a substantial part of its preparation, planning, direction, or control occurs in another country; (3) one country, but the group engages in criminal activities in more than one country; or (4) one country, but the criminal activity has substantial effects in another country. b. A person is guilty of transnationally organized criminality if, for the benefit of, at the …
Sponsors
- Carmen F. Amato, Jr. (R, 9) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RS REF SLP
Subjects: CRIMES AND PENALTIES
Common questions
- What is S4738?
- S4738 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Transnationally organized criminality-establish crime.
- What does S4738 do?
- Establishes crime of transnationally organized criminality.
- What is the status of S4738?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RS REF SLP (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4738?
- Carmen F. Amato, Jr. (R, 9).
- Where is the official record for S4738?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4738
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