---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires NJTA to study impact of constructing rail stations at certain park and ride facilities."
description: "Requires NJTA to study impact of constructing rail stations at certain park and ride facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2153"
citation: "New Jersey S 2153 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUTH - INTER", "PUBLIC TRANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eustace, Tim", "Gordon, Robert M.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-05-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c35ac88-6393-4fe8-8b0e-dd6794a13aa7"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f416c1f2ca252ddf1691de0a833088ca8a478ec5f2cf38f8ef2ee0f5aa9e2667"
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 2153 (217) — Requires NJTA to study impact of constructing rail stations at certain park and ride facilities.

## 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/S2500/2153_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–3** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+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`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3520
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Aa (McGuckin)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table (Sumter) (52-24-0)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (54-18-4) `passage`
- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.195. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c35ac88-6393-4fe8-8b0e-dd6794a13aa7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).