---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regulates operation of low-speed electric bicycles and low-speed electric scooters.**"
description: "Regulates operation of low-speed electric bicycles and low-speed electric scooters.**"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 731"
citation: "New Jersey S 731 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eustace, Tim", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c80c6d73-bf83-4cdd-96e0-4ca82749ef33"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "6f36eb0e90754f6f430740d7ec4d076bc41548c07a803f7e8ce066ad55a4dd25"
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 731 (218) — Regulates operation of low-speed electric bicycles and low-speed electric scooters.**

## 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/S1000/731_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/731_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **30–1** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–2** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — 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`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-2) `passage`
- **2018-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1810 (2R)
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (30-1) `passage`
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.121. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c80c6d73-bf83-4cdd-96e0-4ca82749ef33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).