---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires NJT to conduct feasibility study on restoring one-seat ride to Manhattan on Raritan Valley Line."
description: "Requires NJT to conduct feasibility study on restoring one-seat ride to Manhattan on Raritan Valley Line."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 3574"
citation: "New Jersey S 3574 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC TRANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter, Linda S.", "Cryan, Joseph P.", "Freiman, Roy", "Kean, Thomas H.", "Kennedy, James J.", "Scutari, Nicholas P."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e48650d-ebde-4b48-b6f2-ec39150ef3cc"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "17c09f428083123b9cfa664cc404e1dbbbbbc9948c05c2b5e87e59f88c56ef76"
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 S 3574 (218) — Requires NJT to conduct feasibility study on restoring one-seat ride to Manhattan on Raritan Valley Line.

## 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/S4000/3574_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Bramnick, Jon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5256
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.324. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e48650d-ebde-4b48-b6f2-ec39150ef3cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).