---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires disclosure of identifying information prior to sale of horse at auction."
description: "Requires disclosure of identifying information prior to sale of horse at auction."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 455"
citation: "New Jersey S 455 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL ACTION", "HORSE RACING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Addiego, Dawn Marie", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Rooney, Kevin J.", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0444f59-8a7a-43cc-b078-a94300e11600"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "dc5f36335265400c221d478789b53951c670ec3d10fda493f347b2a45d928538"
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 455 (218) — Requires disclosure of identifying information prior to sale of horse at auction.

## 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/S0500/455_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Addiego, Dawn Marie — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-07-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-0) `passage`
- **2018-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3673
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.97. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0444f59-8a7a-43cc-b078-a94300e11600`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).