---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits person whose driver's license is suspended for DWI from operating NJT train."
description: "Prohibits person whose driver's license is suspended for DWI from operating NJT train."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 20"
citation: "New Jersey S 20 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DUI", "PUBLIC TRANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beck, Jennifer", "Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Downey, Joann", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Wisniewski, John S."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cbf2ccc1-bb7d-4e7a-ac90-2d57287e836f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a6301d18a98878563ace556b7319437a7de0cff41b99ecb2e252a9aedd7cf3ea"
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 20 (217) — Prohibits person whose driver's license is suspended for DWI from operating NJT train.

## 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/S0500/20_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- EMERGENCY — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Beck, Jennifer — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Wisniewski, John S. — primary (person)
- Egan, Joseph V. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (38-0) (Weinberg)
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A20
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-4) `passage`
- **2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.33. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cbf2ccc1-bb7d-4e7a-ac90-2d57287e836f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).