---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises \"Overseas Residents Absentee Voting Law\"*"
description: "Revises \"Overseas Residents Absentee Voting Law\"*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 92"
citation: "New Jersey S 92 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Whelan, Jim"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc32e364-71d1-49a9-822f-a0e8510931e1"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "18f2b88e9c598229b61331f0b97a737eedd89ba9cdda18ed79b8e6f4e0d1f985"
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 92 (217) — Revises "Overseas Residents Absentee Voting Law"*

## 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/S0500/92_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S0500/92_R1a.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **69–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Whelan, Jim — primary (person)
- Barclay, Arthur — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — 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 State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2815
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (69-2-2) `passage`
- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (36-0)
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.39. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc32e364-71d1-49a9-822f-a0e8510931e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).