---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes issuance of special Humane State license plates."
description: "Authorizes issuance of special Humane State license plates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 883"
citation: "New Jersey S 883 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS", "MV REGULATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Eustace, Tim", "Mukherji, Raj", "Sacco, Nicholas J.", "Stack, Brian P."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-11-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f5e3ab8-069a-4e51-9212-389a55555a74"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5b333acb63061d31ae3ecdfbe448dcc09bf3672d5ca447b6d4069da0f139ba0e"
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 883 (218) — Authorizes issuance of special Humane State license plates.

## 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/S1000/883_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/883_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **10–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Sacco, Nicholas J. — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — primary (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+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** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2197
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.134. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f5e3ab8-069a-4e51-9212-389a55555a74`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).