---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns violations of certain occupational licensing laws."
description: "Concerns violations of certain occupational licensing laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 4317"
citation: "New Jersey A 4317 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Prieto, Vincent"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/315aeaf4-d454-4417-bc9a-6dd70b696324"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ea87f2b2349b31e163c8a7a51d0d3a9bed652ce2deab17862e4110e412456891"
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 4317 (217) — Concerns violations of certain occupational licensing laws.

## 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/A4500/4317_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Prieto, Vincent — primary (person)
- Handlin, Amy H. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3206
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.173. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/315aeaf4-d454-4417-bc9a-6dd70b696324`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).