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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Revises procedures governing audits of election results."
+description: "Revises procedures governing audits of election results."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "221"
+identifier: "A 5037"
+citation: "New Jersey A 5037 (221)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Simmons, Heather", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 7
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2024-11-14T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93781cc8-3da3-4d17-99e5-31ce93755152"
+source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
+source_hash: "36de11d556c53968c489e41814d527144b23bf2a95d9db4317b052be2285b1a0"
+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 5037 (221) — Revises procedures governing audits of election results.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Reprint ASL 12/15/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5037_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–2** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
+- Simmons, Heather — primary (person)
+- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
+- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
+- McCoy, Tennille R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Miller, Cody D. — cosponsor (person)
+- Schnall, Alexander — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2025-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-2-2) `passage`
+- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
+- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3853 (1R)
+- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
+- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.258. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93781cc8-3da3-4d17-99e5-31ce93755152`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+