---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempts hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles from certain labeling requirements."
description: "Exempts hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles from certain labeling requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2098"
citation: "New Jersey S 2098 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Pennacchio, Joseph", "Sacco, Nicholas J.", "Wisniewski, John S.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-05-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23d1dbc4-7afb-441a-8455-62503f21f4a0"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "845bece1d54acbafa4f6bc64e199e3ea06b15eb86cf0fe245f18ae5f1be85225"
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 2098 (217) — Exempts hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles from certain labeling requirements.

## 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/S2500/2098_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — primary (person)
- Sacco, Nicholas J. — primary (person)
- Wisniewski, John S. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3549
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.89. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23d1dbc4-7afb-441a-8455-62503f21f4a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).