---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises law governing Class Three special law enforcement officer.*"
description: "Revises law governing Class Three special law enforcement officer.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 1400"
citation: "New Jersey A 1400 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTIONS", "POLICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Bucco, Anthony R.", "Caputo, Ralph R.", "DeCroce, BettyLou", "Gopal, Vin", "Johnson, Gordon M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d08a491-9712-452c-b7c3-b57abe4df41e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b0ae8d8a04b9d8a1eecaeab3aa0ea76e9ca01de7d6985cb63b83388802fa7ff3"
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 A 1400 (218) — Revises law governing Class Three special law enforcement officer.*

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A1500/1400_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A1500/1400_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — primary (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson, Erik — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Thomson, Edward H. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3245 (1R)
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.51. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d08a491-9712-452c-b7c3-b57abe4df41e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).