---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes students in Marie H. Katzenbach school for the deaf to operate State vehicle for driver education and provides protection for such activity under tort claims act.*"
description: "Authorizes students in Marie H. Katzenbach school for the deaf to operate State vehicle for driver education and provides protection for such activity under tort claims act.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 2340"
citation: "New Jersey A 2340 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUTO INSUR", "CURRICULA", "EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Gusciora, Reed", "Muoio, Elizabeth Maher"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c80b62b-90f2-44ae-84bc-5c666c110e7c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "286e448c5a27562f7955a67e9cc3664dca6484a6d08aa86aed9ee954fb2263e3"
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 2340 (217) — Authorizes students in Marie H. Katzenbach school for the deaf to operate State vehicle for driver education and provides protection for such activity under tort claims act.*

## 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/A2500/2340_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2500/2340_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (28-0) (Greenstein) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2108 (1R)
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.76. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c80b62b-90f2-44ae-84bc-5c666c110e7c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).