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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Clarifies intent of existing statutory law in regard to nomination process for those seeking federal offices."
+description: "Clarifies intent of existing statutory law in regard to nomination process for those seeking federal offices."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "218"
+identifier: "A 4674"
+citation: "New Jersey A 4674 (218)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "FEDERAL REL"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 7
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2018-10-22T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2018-11-01T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e20775d-49e9-4a42-a086-23dd19d62c1e"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "65fa6933d20dcbfd925eb8a0d7fb7d588f18d81dfad0202f2258c0c0b5089c9f"
+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 4674 (218) — Clarifies intent of existing statutory law in regard to nomination process for those seeking federal offices.
+
+## 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/2018/Bills/A5000/4674_I1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–3** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **47–26** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **22–17** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
+- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (47-26-2) `passage`
+- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
+- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3106
+- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (22-17) `passage`
+- **2018-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.133. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e20775d-49e9-4a42-a086-23dd19d62c1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+