---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires certain State and local government agency employees with access to federal tax information to undergo criminal history background checks."
description: "Requires certain State and local government agency employees with access to federal tax information to undergo criminal history background checks."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 4994"
citation: "New Jersey A 4994 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FEDERAL REL", "LOCAL OFFICE", "STATE OFFICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Caride, Marlene", "McKeon, John F.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-06-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2aa71cc3-af3d-4141-b27a-827905a9fa4d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a053e83bd2cf960e8abf00aaf8477d9680d24bcfffb7c398824dd9eb92b9cb1b"
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 4994 (217) — Requires certain State and local government agency employees with access to federal tax information to undergo criminal history background checks.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A5000/4994_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A5000/4994_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `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 S3314
- **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.179. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2aa71cc3-af3d-4141-b27a-827905a9fa4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).