---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"P.I.C.K. Awareness Act\"; authorizes issuance of special support recovery license plates."
description: "\"P.I.C.K. Awareness Act\"; authorizes issuance of special support recovery license plates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 268"
citation: "New Jersey A 268 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MV REGULATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Egan, Joseph V.", "Gopal, Vin", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Kean, Sean T.", "Singer, Robert W."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34a09275-9e5a-4a49-8471-8d1f1856261d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "711666c0c75706802674c9cb9c959b0d36fa4bea0a9e0e76f4f96a4b0b88bec7"
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 268 (218) — "P.I.C.K. Awareness Act"; authorizes issuance of special support recovery license plates.

## 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/A0500/268_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Egan, Joseph V. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Kean, Sean T. — primary (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — 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 Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S469
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.325. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34a09275-9e5a-4a49-8471-8d1f1856261d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).