---
type: "Bill"
title: "Encourages local units to plan for electric vehicle charging infrastructure."
description: "Encourages local units to plan for electric vehicle charging infrastructure."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 606"
citation: "New Jersey S 606 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Eustace, Tim", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Kennedy, James J.", "Smith, Bob", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9855c02c-5cf5-4aeb-8bf3-a1987246ab26"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b56c6032c4ce007bc690d52dc30e5892dced5e601dafcc562e13c69bc1d34a33"
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 606 (218) — Encourages local units to plan for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

## 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/S1000/606_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/606_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **30–5** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **26–4** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **67–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (30-5) `passage`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1371 (1R)
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (67-4-1) `passage`
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (26-4) `passage`
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.267. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9855c02c-5cf5-4aeb-8bf3-a1987246ab26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).