---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires NJTA and SJTA to check E-ZPass database before issuing E-ZPass violation."
description: "Requires NJTA and SJTA to check E-ZPass database before issuing E-ZPass violation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 646"
citation: "New Jersey S 646 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHWAYS", "TRANSPORT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson, Gordon M.", "Mejia, Pedro", "O'Scanlon, Declan J.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Timberlake, Britnee N."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7148cca8-e6c4-4c62-9fff-6d811b8b9441"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3710e99bed71bd84d8db13ab5ac3a84967e8c026a4e399935a0ac75f9b5a30fa"
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 646 (220) — Requires NJTA and SJTA to check E-ZPass database before issuing E-ZPass violation.

## 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/S1000/646_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1000/646_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — primary (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Atkins, Reginald W. — cosponsor (person)
- Durr, Edward — cosponsor (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Torrissi, Michael — cosponsor (person)
- Webber, Jay — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A823 (1R)
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2022-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2023-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.7. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7148cca8-e6c4-4c62-9fff-6d811b8b9441`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).