---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires sanitation vehicles display flashing lights in certain circumstances and imposes conditions on drivers approaching sanitation vehicles displaying flashing lights; designated as \"Michael Massey's Law.\""
description: "Requires sanitation vehicles display flashing lights in certain circumstances and imposes conditions on drivers approaching sanitation vehicles displaying flashing lights; designated as \"Michael Massey's Law.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 518"
citation: "New Jersey S 518 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TRAFFIC SAFE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beck, Jennifer", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Downey, Joann", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Mukherji, Raj", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94ed03d1-8b7d-44f3-ab69-55d0d2f67954"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f30845a9714c1e5f52b47c8f44ee44fee3a073cdd34048746d3c72935934dfd5"
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 518 (217) — Requires sanitation vehicles display flashing lights in certain circumstances and imposes conditions on drivers approaching sanitation vehicles displaying flashing lights; designated as "Michael Massey's Law."

## 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/S1000/518_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–1** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Beck, Jennifer — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Sean T. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-1) `passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4452
- **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.43. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/94ed03d1-8b7d-44f3-ab69-55d0d2f67954`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).