---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits 20 year ferry boat local public contracts; permits 50 year local public contracts for certain capital improvements and extends prevailing wage requirements to certain work performed under those contracts."
description: "Permits 20 year ferry boat local public contracts; permits 50 year local public contracts for certain capital improvements and extends prevailing wage requirements to certain work performed under those contracts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4897"
citation: "New Jersey A 4897 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ST CONTRACTS", "WAGES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "O'Scanlon, Declan J.", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d7656bb-5655-4b57-bbe4-e97ed3f5786a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e7ab49012dd238889b8f6de5ce01d04c461b94360d15ae256bae82725cfab854"
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 4897 (218) — Permits 20 year ferry boat local public contracts; permits 50 year local public contracts for certain capital improvements and extends prevailing wage requirements to certain work performed under those contracts.

## 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/A5000/4897_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A5000/4897_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3456 (1R)
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.79. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d7656bb-5655-4b57-bbe4-e97ed3f5786a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).