---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes local units of government subject to \"Local Public Contracts Law\" and \"Public School Contracts Law\" to use electronic procurement technologies."
description: "Authorizes local units of government subject to \"Local Public Contracts Law\" and \"Public School Contracts Law\" to use electronic procurement technologies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 3112"
citation: "New Jersey A 3112 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "INTERNET", "LOCAL CONT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Oroho, Steven V."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4b9c57b-d833-4e74-b73a-24769df0b033"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a561efb425a47eb6df1ec3690b42a938bffc3a32a7b4622a81c59d4bdeb77b1a"
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 3112 (218) — Authorizes local units of government subject to "Local Public Contracts Law" and "Public School Contracts Law" to use electronic procurement technologies.

## 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/A3500/3112_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations 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 S1599
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.156. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4b9c57b-d833-4e74-b73a-24769df0b033`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).