---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires NJT to operate Access Link paratransit service during state of emergency under certain circumstances."
description: "Requires NJT to operate Access Link paratransit service during state of emergency under certain circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 362"
citation: "New Jersey S 362 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERG MGMT", "PUBLIC TRANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cryan, Joseph P.", "Freiman, Roy", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Tully, P. Christopher"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-08-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73ab3704-c3c1-4b6a-8a73-5df9c5327950"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "518d1943c1b25ae4d3e62aff260943ea99eb65c3214567faf47e5f870b204af3"
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 362 (219) — Requires NJT to operate Access Link paratransit service during state of emergency under certain circumstances.

## 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/2020/Bills/S0500/362_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1155
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-08-12T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.62. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73ab3704-c3c1-4b6a-8a73-5df9c5327950`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).