---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits charging fee to stop publishing personal identifying information obtained through the criminal justice system."
description: "Prohibits charging fee to stop publishing personal identifying information obtained through the criminal justice system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1840"
citation: "New Jersey S 1840 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL ACTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gill, Nia H.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Oliver, Sheila Y.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87597a8a-66d2-4a98-af34-c1c0f4da12be"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9b3f1fab10e5b281a74a4af77c4892f0b3593bef43c9bbf43010a72d775cc4b6"
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 S 1840 (217) — Prohibits charging fee to stop publishing personal identifying information obtained through the criminal justice system.

## 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/S2000/1840_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2000/1840_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Oliver, Sheila Y. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Barclay, Arthur — cosponsor (person)
- Caride, Marlene — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Vainieri Huttle) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2085 (2R)
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.123. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/87597a8a-66d2-4a98-af34-c1c0f4da12be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).