---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits public-private partnership agreements for certain building and highway infrastructure projects; provides for EDA oversight."
description: "Permits public-private partnership agreements for certain building and highway infrastructure projects; provides for EDA oversight."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 865"
citation: "New Jersey S 865 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUTH - STATE", "TRANS PLAN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bramnick, Jon M.", "Coughlin, Craig J.", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd4d16fa-9eac-4297-8546-8ffe1f1b81cd"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c3ffb5c7c1821ba0050aaca22ad57ea56a468537c237e77e8dd5bc8c77aa7e1e"
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 865 (218) — Permits public-private partnership agreements for certain building and highway infrastructure projects; provides for EDA oversight.

## 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/S1000/865_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/865_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- EMERGENCY — **37–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- EMERGENCY — **72–3** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–3** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **71–1** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bramnick, Jon M. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Handlin, Amy H. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Thomson, Edward H. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — 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 State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (37-0) (Oroho) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (34-1) (Sweeney) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (37-1) (Oroho)
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-2) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1299 (3R)
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (Greenwald) (72-3-0)
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-3-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-14T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.90. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd4d16fa-9eac-4297-8546-8ffe1f1b81cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).