---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits landlords from requiring residential tenants to pay rent and other related charges through electronic funds transfer; requires landlords to provide receipts for cash payments."
description: "Prohibits landlords from requiring residential tenants to pay rent and other related charges through electronic funds transfer; requires landlords to provide receipts for cash payments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1493"
citation: "New Jersey S 1493 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LANDLORD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chaparro, Annette", "Quijano, Annette", "Singleton, Troy", "Stack, Brian P.", "Timberlake, Britnee N."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e653b70f-326f-4da0-a147-357d8eaab34a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "78db144d48818ffef711dac34bc437b5be73877a67c8743ed29d76280d70d839"
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 S 1493 (218) — Prohibits landlords from requiring residential tenants to pay rent and other related charges through electronic funds transfer; requires landlords to provide receipts for cash payments.

## 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/S1500/1493_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1500/1493_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–3** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chaparro, Annette — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1749 (1R)
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-3-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.300. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e653b70f-326f-4da0-a147-357d8eaab34a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).