---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes certain local government entities to adopt policies for payment of certain claims through use of standard electronic funds transfer technologies.*"
description: "Authorizes certain local government entities to adopt policies for payment of certain claims through use of standard electronic funds transfer technologies.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 3851"
citation: "New Jersey A 3851 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BANKING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["O'Scanlon, Declan J.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Quijano, Annette", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-06-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-08-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc148484-4475-4362-a2ea-e645b2b08b87"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "508ac5868e6005cbb07e87c0455766f6b8b658d64656a791aa7e0a355c7ab984"
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 3851 (217) — Authorizes certain local government entities to adopt policies for payment of certain claims through use of standard electronic funds transfer technologies.*

## 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/A4000/3851_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4000/3851_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR IN SA — **77–0** (pass) · legislature
- AMEND — **32–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (32-0) (Weinberg) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2033 (1R)
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-08-18T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.29. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc148484-4475-4362-a2ea-e645b2b08b87`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).