---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires school bus drivers to submit medical certificate to employer to prove continuing physical fitness and to submit to medical examination that includes certain screenings.*"
description: "Requires school bus drivers to submit medical certificate to employer to prove continuing physical fitness and to submit to medical examination that includes certain screenings.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2848"
citation: "New Jersey S 2848 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MV REGULATIO", "SCH TRANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Swain, Lisa", "Tully, P. Christopher"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-07-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cf74bf6-9821-4577-b29d-9b23185792ab"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8a295ea45698e8304d3076fdee09307231c3230419d341741f997607a790b6a3"
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 2848 (218) — Requires school bus drivers to submit medical certificate to employer to prove continuing physical fitness and to submit to medical examination that includes certain screenings.*

## 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/S3000/2848_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2848_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-07-23T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `introduction, 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 with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (34-0) (Lagana) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4346 (2R)
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.151. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0cf74bf6-9821-4577-b29d-9b23185792ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).