---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises law concerning reciprocity for out-of-State professional and occupational licenses."
description: "Revises law concerning reciprocity for out-of-State professional and occupational licenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 1531"
citation: "New Jersey A 1531 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kean, Thomas H.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Mukherji, Raj", "Pou, Nellie", "Singer, Robert W.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5876195c-0c85-4333-af9e-de6791b96339"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e45b1d9474b418b31c3b5f4afd6550e5baab47e102adb910dc8184835a6a6eea"
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 A 1531 (218) — Revises law concerning reciprocity for out-of-State professional and occupational licenses.

## 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/2018/Bills/A2000/1531_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2000/1531_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S522 (1R)
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.78. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5876195c-0c85-4333-af9e-de6791b96339`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).