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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Allows fire district elections to be moved to November; eliminates certain fire district budget referenda; and eliminates certain fire district capital purchase referenda."
+description: "Allows fire district elections to be moved to November; eliminates certain fire district budget referenda; and eliminates certain fire district capital purchase referenda."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "A 1690"
+citation: "New Jersey A 1690 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "FIREFIGHTERS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Beach, James", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Land, R. Bruce", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Singleton, Troy", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Van Drew, Jeff"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d39c63b0-f04a-48c6-bf14-1fbd2d7bcde3"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "a486f9b463629dbdc2ce6663126b9de7700cb4f5e5087bf109d5560348ab5fdd"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
+---
+
+# New Jersey A 1690 (217) — Allows fire district elections to be moved to November; eliminates certain fire district budget referenda; and eliminates certain fire district capital purchase referenda.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Assembly Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1690_U1.HTM)
+2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1690_I1.HTM)
+3. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1690_R1.HTM)
+4. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1690_R2.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
+- Beach, James — primary (person)
+- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
+- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
+- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
+- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
+- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
+- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
+- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
+- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
+- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
+- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
+- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
+- McGuckin, Gregory P. — cosponsor (person)
+- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Wolfe, David W. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2016-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
+- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-2) `passage`
+- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (28-0) (Beach) `amendment-passage`
+- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S660/2002 (SCS/1R)
+- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-0) `passage`
+- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
+- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-2) `passage`
+- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.206. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d39c63b0-f04a-48c6-bf14-1fbd2d7bcde3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+