---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes an apprenticeship requirement to qualify for an electrical contractor's license."
description: "Establishes an apprenticeship requirement to qualify for an electrical contractor's license."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 2182"
citation: "New Jersey A 2182 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Quijano, Annette", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Singleton, Troy", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-29T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7690edd-1bbc-493f-93f6-30d9ab08c499"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "29363e580810f9a665f302b2bd288cae435b42db884fb4c55f2e7e8d7c999d9b"
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 2182 (218) — Establishes an apprenticeship requirement to qualify for an electrical contractor's license.

## 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/A2500/2182_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–5** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **65–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Thomson, Edward H. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (65-7-0) `passage`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2765
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-5) `passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.155. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7690edd-1bbc-493f-93f6-30d9ab08c499`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).