---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows use of rear view backup camera and parking sensors during road test."
description: "Allows use of rear view backup camera and parking sensors during road test."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 2789"
citation: "New Jersey A 2789 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Burzichelli, John J.", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Whelan, Jim"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20117acc-86cc-4bc8-b1e3-b3b1d2bd0f68"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "48eea1ef78b93e3cbecbe3a7c5d7da1170dafa6b42ae235740f8ae015f495961"
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 2789 (217) — Allows use of rear view backup camera and parking sensors during road test.

## 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/A3000/2789_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–4** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Whelan, Jim — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-4-0) `passage`
- **2016-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1835
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.41. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20117acc-86cc-4bc8-b1e3-b3b1d2bd0f68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).