---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits registered voters to receive mail-in ballots automatically for all elections under certain conditions."
description: "Permits registered voters to receive mail-in ballots automatically for all elections under certain conditions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 647"
citation: "New Jersey S 647 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barclay, Arthur", "Beach, James", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Taliaferro, Adam J."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5d8d60c-a234-4ce6-b209-63f638b909ca"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "367ce9750eb5c455fd06f6361c3fcdc000e9532adc202319c1ada1cc45adc922"
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 647 (218) — Permits registered voters to receive mail-in ballots automatically for all elections under certain conditions.

## 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/S1000/647_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/647_R1.HTM)
3. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/647_U1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–3** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **23–14** (pass) · upper
- TABLE MOTION — **23–14** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **54–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barclay, Arthur — primary (person)
- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — 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 State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Motion To Sa (Thompson)
- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table Sa (23-14) (Weinberg)
- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (23-14) `passage`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1186 (ACS)
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (54-22-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.72. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5d8d60c-a234-4ce6-b209-63f638b909ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).