---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"New Jersey International Arbitration, Mediation, and Conciliation Act.\""
description: "\"New Jersey International Arbitration, Mediation, and Conciliation Act.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 602"
citation: "New Jersey S 602 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INTERNAT AFF"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Kean, Thomas H."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-02-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f0989da-e595-4107-a089-eb42446c4bf5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ad1da475e7f885d861635e4f047f494429d2caefce4a9e24e6b3f4bf60f2dd0e"
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 602 (217) — "New Jersey International Arbitration, Mediation, and Conciliation Act."

## 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/S1000/602_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/602_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — 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 Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-0) `passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1138 (1R)
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.1. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f0989da-e595-4107-a089-eb42446c4bf5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).