---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for time period during which complaints may be filed for certain motor vehicle violations."
description: "Provides for time period during which complaints may be filed for certain motor vehicle violations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1148"
citation: "New Jersey S 1148 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MV OFFENSES", "MV REGULATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "DeCroce, BettyLou", "Pennacchio, Joseph", "Webber, Jay", "Wisniewski, John S."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b20fbf1e-f51c-4838-a8fa-a0613ebf64fe"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5813f779f928bb9c501d6609601c9197522bda9dbf1056419113450a39c972ea"
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 1148 (217) — Provides for time period during which complaints may be filed for certain motor vehicle violations.

## 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/2016/Bills/S1500/1148_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — primary (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — primary (person)
- Webber, Jay — primary (person)
- Wisniewski, John S. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3958
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (65-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.249 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b20fbf1e-f51c-4838-a8fa-a0613ebf64fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).