---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies procedure for change to manner of holding certain municipal elections."
description: "Modifies procedure for change to manner of holding certain municipal elections."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 5404"
citation: "New Jersey A 5404 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "MUNICIPALITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conaway, Herb", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-05-20T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86c9102d-54ab-4f83-8d4f-0928c32773ad"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ddfe955a0091112c9a2b1ca29441352f1e4d074b6d1b48b6d9546798a8c5e17e"
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 5404 (218) — Modifies procedure for change to manner of holding certain municipal elections.

## 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/A9999/5404_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- RECONSIDER — **30–2** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **48–18** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–3** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **52–24** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (52-24-1) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3883
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (25-6) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reconsidered Vote (30-2) (Singleton)
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (23-12) `passage`
- **2019-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.161. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86c9102d-54ab-4f83-8d4f-0928c32773ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).