---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises penalties for certain violations of law by public movers and warehousemen."
description: "Revises penalties for certain violations of law by public movers and warehousemen."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 781"
citation: "New Jersey S 781 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DiMaso, Serena", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Handlin, Amy H.", "O'Scanlon, Declan J.", "Sarlo, Paul A."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20885596-8987-4d53-b552-b2d29338b9ee"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "58ef5d8c068b116ff991ab04f2cfe21ce8373070c6cc9869ea47ca50e7a9127a"
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 781 (218) — Revises penalties for certain violations of law by public movers and warehousemen.

## 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/S1000/781_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/781_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- DiMaso, Serena — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Handlin, Amy H. — primary (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — 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 Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (31-0) (Sarlo) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4884/3617 (ACS/2R)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.216. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20885596-8987-4d53-b552-b2d29338b9ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).