---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires NJT to hold public hearing and provide notice prior to any curtailment of certain bus and rail services."
description: "Requires NJT to hold public hearing and provide notice prior to any curtailment of certain bus and rail services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 227"
citation: "New Jersey A 227 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUB RECORDS", "PUBLIC TRANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Madden, Fred H.", "McKeon, John F.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-09-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b8c03fa-89e2-4453-a3f9-6217f438f984"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "608c8479634b34211a8a8f3894cb0fcb746c3e42850dbd01aab322ca759acf77"
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 227 (217) — Requires NJT to hold public hearing and provide notice prior to any curtailment of certain bus and rail services.

## 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/A0500/227_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A0500/227_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — 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 Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (McKeon) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Benson) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-2-0) `passage`
- **2016-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S331 (1R)
- **2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.52. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b8c03fa-89e2-4453-a3f9-6217f438f984`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).