---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires periodic reporting of election results on night of primary and general election and until final tally thereafter; appropriates $1.5 million.*"
description: "Requires periodic reporting of election results on night of primary and general election and until final tally thereafter; appropriates $1.5 million.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 5176"
citation: "New Jersey A 5176 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkins, Reginald W.", "Coughlin, Craig J.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Wimberly, Benjie E.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-27T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a52e4a1-96d6-4145-bed5-2580771422ca"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c81190a5a1004b63c55bcf9555894d0c3923d96940ca45141f3187b83391c202"
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 5176 (220) — Requires periodic reporting of election results on night of primary and general election and until final tally thereafter; appropriates $1.5 million.*

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A5500/5176_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 2/23/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A5500/5176_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint ASL 5/11/23 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A5500/5176_R2.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Atkins, Reginald W. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-1-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3594 (SCS)
- **2023-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-1) `passage`
- **2023-07-27T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.131. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a52e4a1-96d6-4145-bed5-2580771422ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).