---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires waiver of dealer obligation regarding necessary repairs impacting vehicle inspection to include description of known defects.*"
description: "Requires waiver of dealer obligation regarding necessary repairs impacting vehicle inspection to include description of known defects.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 452"
citation: "New Jersey S 452 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSUMER PRO", "MOTOR VEHICL", "POLLUTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Sacco, Nicholas J."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/221eb665-e121-48e2-87e9-83e70871cbdf"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "387819777b02b663fc7ccf89d0b2f0b7c3ba861a2efe6e669ac963132e51eb9c"
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 452 (217) — Requires waiver of dealer obligation regarding necessary repairs impacting vehicle inspection to include description of known defects.*

## 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/S0500/452_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S0500/452_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Sacco, Nicholas J. — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A838 (1R)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (66-6-2) `passage`
- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.182. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/221eb665-e121-48e2-87e9-83e70871cbdf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).