---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides governance, oversight, and accountability reforms at NJT."
description: "Provides governance, oversight, and accountability reforms at NJT."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 630"
citation: "New Jersey S 630 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TRANS PLAN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Kean, Thomas H.", "McKeon, John F.", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-12-20T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/896f6f69-b5f7-4828-91b7-af7e9dbe8982"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e72405f32d44abc733a289cba51f4e97504299562e39754ced58ca168f74dbe1"
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 630 (218) — Provides governance, oversight, and accountability reforms at NJT.

## 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/S1000/630_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/630_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Bramnick, Jon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- DePhillips, Christopher P. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — 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 Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1241 (1R)
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.162. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/896f6f69-b5f7-4828-91b7-af7e9dbe8982`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).