---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires governmental affairs agents to disclose on notice of representation form compensation amount received from State or local government entities; requires notice to be posted on Internet site of Election Law Enforcement Commission."
description: "Requires governmental affairs agents to disclose on notice of representation form compensation amount received from State or local government entities; requires notice to be posted on Internet site of Election Law Enforcement Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1404"
citation: "New Jersey S 1404 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ETHICS", "LOCAL OFFICE", "STATE OFFICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eeef3675-99c2-4918-995f-74326d76d9f9"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "22f13f62f7d340f88e1eae126ce1c1b7b16400cf5413beb268637a98e46a6089"
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 1404 (217) — Requires governmental affairs agents to disclose on notice of representation form compensation amount received from State or local government entities; requires notice to be posted on Internet site of Election Law Enforcement Commission.

## 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/S1500/1404_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Handlin, Amy H. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4423
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.49. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eeef3675-99c2-4918-995f-74326d76d9f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).