---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides clarification on applicability of \"Predatory Towing Prevention Act\" to commercial motor vehicles and charging of reasonable fees for certain non-consensual towing."
description: "Provides clarification on applicability of \"Predatory Towing Prevention Act\" to commercial motor vehicles and charging of reasonable fees for certain non-consensual towing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4782"
citation: "New Jersey A 4782 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COM VEHICLES", "MOTOR VEHICL", "MV REGULATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conaway, Herb", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Wimberly, Benjie E.", "Wirths, Harold J."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-12-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-12-20T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/641c919e-fb6b-4653-80ba-1de5572a4438"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "dabf22d4288c4618c1ab4a2c0d9524be5524a120b111049c0064546f8d7e3f7b"
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 4782 (218) — Provides clarification on applicability of "Predatory Towing Prevention Act" to commercial motor vehicles and charging of reasonable fees for certain non-consensual towing.

## 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/A5000/4782_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3225
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.165. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/641c919e-fb6b-4653-80ba-1de5572a4438`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).