---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes regional municipal court pilot program."
description: "Establishes regional municipal court pilot program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3049"
citation: "New Jersey S 3049 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURT ADMIN", "MUNICIPALITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Beach, James", "Mukherji, Raj", "Space, Parker", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Taliaferro, Adam J."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-08-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c60dda6-fd74-4a2f-8dcc-5d6f9a24b641"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "6049952db3a5a76ccf55387481a49a5a7179e2a22d3fe3b6a18e7acdb5a24ac5"
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 3049 (219) — Establishes regional municipal court pilot program.

## 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/2020/Bills/S3500/3049_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3500/3049_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–2** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **30–9** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **30–8** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **26–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Space, Parker — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (26-1) (Weinberg) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (30-9) `passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Mukherji) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5176 (1R)
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-1-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (30-8) `passage`
- **2021-08-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021. c.191. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c60dda6-fd74-4a2f-8dcc-5d6f9a24b641`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).