---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarifies intent of law subjecting PANYNJ to open public records and freedom of information laws in New Jersey and New York."
description: "Clarifies intent of law subjecting PANYNJ to open public records and freedom of information laws in New Jersey and New York."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "SJR 113"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 113 (217)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["INTERSTATE", "PUB RECORDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Gordon, Robert M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 6
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e59d239-5811-431b-ad65-d6c0bb32d9e3"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "16a7059508f3f2ecbd16ceb36bdecb81fd4fdbdab69a7fd960e9c4a3b8f9f4d1"
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 SJR 113 (217) — Clarifies intent of law subjecting PANYNJ to open public records and freedom of information laws in New Jersey and New York.

## 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/SJR/113_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Handlin, Amy H. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR165
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, JR-12. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e59d239-5811-431b-ad65-d6c0bb32d9e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).