---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires study of safety of school bus passengers in certain emergency situations, including school bus accidents; appropriates $250,000. *"
description: "Requires study of safety of school bus passengers in certain emergency situations, including school bus accidents; appropriates $250,000. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4224"
citation: "New Jersey A 4224 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LOCAL OFFICE", "SCH TRANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Swain, Lisa", "Tully, P. Christopher"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd29a61a-9b04-4c96-be36-46ac6118fa0e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "57fc677a39c0d52408bda9d1d0000f851090f2296393649311c807a733895cd4"
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 4224 (218) — Requires study of safety of school bus passengers in certain emergency situations, including school bus accidents; appropriates $250,000. *

## 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/2018/Bills/A4500/4224_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4500/4224_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — cosponsor (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-1-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-07-26T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-07-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-07-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (31-0) (Lagana) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2754 (2R)
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.24. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd29a61a-9b04-4c96-be36-46ac6118fa0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).