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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Requires sanitation vehicles display flashing lights in certain circumstances and imposes conditions on drivers approaching sanitation vehicles displaying flashing lights; designated as \"Michael Massey's Law.\""
+description: "Requires sanitation vehicles display flashing lights in certain circumstances and imposes conditions on drivers approaching sanitation vehicles displaying flashing lights; designated as \"Michael Massey's Law.\""
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "S 518"
+citation: "New Jersey S 518 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["TRAFFIC SAFE"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Beck, Jennifer", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Downey, Joann", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Mukherji, Raj", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 8
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94ed03d1-8b7d-44f3-ab69-55d0d2f67954"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "f30845a9714c1e5f52b47c8f44ee44fee3a073cdd34048746d3c72935934dfd5"
+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 S 518 (217) — Requires sanitation vehicles display flashing lights in certain circumstances and imposes conditions on drivers approaching sanitation vehicles displaying flashing lights; designated as "Michael Massey's Law."
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/518_I1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–1** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Beck, Jennifer — primary (person)
+- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
+- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
+- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
+- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
+- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
+- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Kean, Sean T. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-1) `passage`
+- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4452
+- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
+- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.43. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/94ed03d1-8b7d-44f3-ab69-55d0d2f67954`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+