---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires display of identifying information on rear of school bus so public may report bus driver misconduct."
description: "Requires display of identifying information on rear of school bus so public may report bus driver misconduct."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1773"
citation: "New Jersey S 1773 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCH TRANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calabrese, Clinton", "Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Gopal, Vin", "Tully, P. Christopher"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca941b7c-a009-41d2-846e-59d6cbf5c0f1"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e38850e209555cc8b15babd145daf0ad3d26edd33966ce9d6d3b733974e79ac5"
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 1773 (218) — Requires display of identifying information on rear of school bus so public may report bus driver misconduct.

## 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/S2000/1773_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2000/1773_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, 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`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-11-26T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4031 (1R)
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.43. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca941b7c-a009-41d2-846e-59d6cbf5c0f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).