---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires certain permit holders to complete practice driving hours to obtain probationary driver's license."
description: "Requires certain permit holders to complete practice driving hours to obtain probationary driver's license."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 2789"
citation: "New Jersey S 2789 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MV REGULATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-06-06T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cffeed29-a7bd-4078-89ed-e2f2d0f3e335"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "27c4d8f1928eebe6a56f690602eed6074d00ac5d9e29322c5c1840a74e6e0d12"
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 2789 (220) — Requires certain permit holders to complete practice driving hours to obtain probationary driver's license.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3000/2789_I1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3793
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (67-5-0) `passage`
- **2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.216. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cffeed29-a7bd-4078-89ed-e2f2d0f3e335`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).