---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain reasonable and safe distance when overtaking pedestrians and certain bicycles."
description: "Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain reasonable and safe distance when overtaking pedestrians and certain bicycles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5570"
citation: "New Jersey A 5570 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MV REGULATIO", "SPORTS", "TRAFFIC SAFE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Stanley, Sterley S.", "Swain, Lisa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-08-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f36ebb8c-a976-4fbd-b581-f797efe65e0a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5f1a2a7024c5c347ba12eb20dec63872b4cb0c1f90c21a8109b965732f766672"
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 A 5570 (219) — Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain reasonable and safe distance when overtaking pedestrians and certain bicycles.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Committee Substitute S5571 S5579 S5656** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5570_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5570_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-0-5) `passage`
- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2208/1460/1463 (SCS/1R)
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-1) `passage`
- **2021-08-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.194. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f36ebb8c-a976-4fbd-b581-f797efe65e0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).