---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises \"Accountancy Act of 1997.\""
description: "Revises \"Accountancy Act of 1997.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2962"
citation: "New Jersey S 2962 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Giblin, Thomas P.", "Pou, Nellie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb7dbd9b-3040-4277-9b1d-6f4da1ad92f0"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ab06e715083de30bb81acad581f70c80fb459c67a5e752e12ced276a7517025a"
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 2962 (218) — Revises "Accountancy Act of 1997."

## 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/S3000/2962_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2962_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Cardinale, Gerald — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-11-26T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A935 (2R)
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.10. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb7dbd9b-3040-4277-9b1d-6f4da1ad92f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).