---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Motorbus and Passenger Rail Service Employee Violence Prevention Act.\""
description: "\"Motorbus and Passenger Rail Service Employee Violence Prevention Act.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 4071"
citation: "New Jersey S 4071 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES", "PUBLIC TRANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Singer, Robert W.", "Wirths, Harold J."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6c9e7fc-0dd7-49e6-a098-ca9432ec0e34"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9af2eb1249d939d5a0ab6e81a884f39f9c0e8f6446d106c6b7ccd570916587af"
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 4071 (219) — "Motorbus and Passenger Rail Service Employee Violence Prevention Act."

## 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/S4500/4071_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S4500/4071_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- RETURN 2RDG--AA — **69–2** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — 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.

- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (69-2-3) (Benson) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A6013 (ACS)
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.352. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6c9e7fc-0dd7-49e6-a098-ca9432ec0e34`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).