---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes special \"Equality\" license plates."
description: "Establishes special \"Equality\" license plates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 4790"
citation: "New Jersey A 4790 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MINORITY", "MV OFFENSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Wisniewski, John S."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 6
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef9302fa-1bed-43af-b24e-a5f2468e3eba"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "dc0c0c6e27a6e7146f596bfc9869c0537caaee95425ef1192e2caf1da20c35ea"
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 4790 (217) — Establishes special "Equality" license plates.

## 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/A5000/4790_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **66–5** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **31–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Wisniewski, John S. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (66-5-6) `passage`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3406
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (31-0) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.279. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef9302fa-1bed-43af-b24e-a5f2468e3eba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).