A1353 • 2026

Criminalizes act of "stealthing"; removing or tampering with a condom during sexual activity without consent of one's sexual partner.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Park, Ellen J.
Last action: 2026-01-13
Official status: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Criminalizes act of "stealthing"; removing or tampering with a condom during sexual activity without consent of one's sexual partner.

What This Bill Does

Criminalizes act of "stealthing"; removing or tampering with a condom during sexual activity without consent of one's sexual partner.
Topic: Judiciary Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Official Summary Text

Criminalizes act of "stealthing"; removing or tampering with a condom during sexual activity without consent of one's sexual partner.
Topic:
Judiciary
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A1353

ASSEMBLY, No. 1353

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman ELLEN J. PARK

District 37 (Bergen)

SYNOPSIS

���� Criminalizes act of "stealthing"; removing
or tampering with a condom during sexual activity without consent of one's
sexual partner.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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An Act
concerning consent to certain sexual activity and
supplementing Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.

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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� A person is guilty of a crime of the third
degree if, before or during an act of sexual penetration with another person,
the actor knowingly and without the consent of the other person:

���� a.���� Removes the condom;

���� b.��� Tampers with or damages the condom; or

���� c.���� Uses a condom that the actor knows has
been tampered with or damaged.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� The bill would criminalize the
act of �stealthing�: deliberately removing or tampering with a condom, before
or during an act of sexual penetration, without the consent of a sexual
partner.

���� Under the bill, it would be a
crime of the third degree if, before or during an act of sexual penetration
with another person, the actor knowingly and without the consent of the other
person:

���� Removes the condom;

���� Tampers with or damages the
condom; or

���� Uses a condom that the actor
knows has been tampered with or damaged.

���� A crime of the third degree is
generally punishable by a term of three to five years or a fine up to $15,000,
or both

���� This bill is similar to
California bill AB1033, which was introduced in that state in February 2017.