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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Revises violation and fines for approving or assigning unauthorized individuals as school bus drivers."
+description: "Revises violation and fines for approving or assigning unauthorized individuals as school bus drivers."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "219"
+identifier: "A 5817"
+citation: "New Jersey A 5817 (219)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["SCH TRANS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Swain, Lisa", "Tully, P. Christopher"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 8
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b82c0ba-6238-434a-8d6b-5fdd18e92f98"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "54351d68a14ad8ff1731c0e1e69220235ae0fc4a3204a1be2b00c53eb0abe0e7"
+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 5817 (219) — Revises violation and fines for approving or assigning unauthorized individuals as school bus drivers.
+
+## 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/2020/Bills/A9999/5817_I1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
+- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
+- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
+- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
+- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
+- Corrado, Kristin M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
+- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
+- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
+- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
+- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3852
+- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
+- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.306. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b82c0ba-6238-434a-8d6b-5fdd18e92f98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+