---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides that certain corporations bidding for public contracts may submit federal Securities and Exchange Commission filings to comply with requirement to disclose certain interest holders; requires submission by limited liability companies.*"
description: "Provides that certain corporations bidding for public contracts may submit federal Securities and Exchange Commission filings to comply with requirement to disclose certain interest holders; requires submission by limited liability companies.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 3540"
citation: "New Jersey A 3540 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORPORATIONS", "DISCLOSURE", "ST CONTRACTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Kennedy, James J.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Schaer, Gary S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-04-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba161d30-d2b2-4904-aea8-40d50c6c556b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "699c0334d83261459f237047f978ffcced61f837b2717558733555399dac726a"
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 3540 (217) — Provides that certain corporations bidding for public contracts may submit federal Securities and Exchange Commission filings to comply with requirement to disclose certain interest holders; requires submission by limited liability companies.*

## 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/A4000/3540_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4000/3540_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2310 (1R)
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.43. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba161d30-d2b2-4904-aea8-40d50c6c556b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).