---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"County Code Pilot Program\" for certain counties.*"
description: "Establishes \"County Code Pilot Program\" for certain counties.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 3731"
citation: "New Jersey A 3731 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSTR CODES", "COUNTIES", "MUNICIPALITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lagana, Joseph A.", "Swain, Lisa", "Tully, P. Christopher", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43a9bb1b-1c6a-4f91-aaa6-fcfe9b938a06"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0374cbe4dbce7b6b6163575e68b2d4a5f6ee754dc197dbb7a9fe2b920b8fc3ea"
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 3731 (218) — Establishes "County Code Pilot Program" for certain counties.*

## 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/A4000/3731_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4000/3731_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-3) `passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2636 (SCS)
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.157. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43a9bb1b-1c6a-4f91-aaa6-fcfe9b938a06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).