---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires gubernatorial candidates' statements be posted online."
description: "Requires gubernatorial candidates' statements be posted online."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 4875"
citation: "New Jersey A 4875 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Gusciora, Reed", "Muoio, Elizabeth Maher", "Van Drew, Jeff"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53ec295b-0899-42e4-a0fc-97ad7a1287a2"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "67bdab06c6fc9130b45f8e988834a229ac9e3b1c033a6892634d0655a733e098"
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 4875 (217) — Requires gubernatorial candidates' statements be posted online.

## 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/A5000/4875_I1.HTM)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Aa (Carroll)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table (Greenwald) (51-24-0)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-2-1) `passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1996
- **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.177. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53ec295b-0899-42e4-a0fc-97ad7a1287a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).