---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides that operator, owner, lessor, or lienholder of vehicle may be responsible for certain towing and storage fees; applies retroactively."
description: "Provides that operator, owner, lessor, or lienholder of vehicle may be responsible for certain towing and storage fees; applies retroactively."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 3374"
citation: "New Jersey S 3374 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICL", "MV OFFENSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lagana, Joseph A.", "Tully, Chris"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-12-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/18d6c437-259f-4fec-b2f4-7460fc5c7bd1"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5ce58e584748a40d6880434cd57bef9a7362da4136ea70dcb8fb015f4026e185"
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 3374 (220) — Provides that operator, owner, lessor, or lienholder of vehicle may be responsible for certain towing and storage fees; applies retroactively.

## 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/S3500/3374_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SBA 6/20/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3500/3374_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Senate 6/26/23 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3500/3374_R2.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Tully, Chris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-1) `passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5038 (1R)
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.132. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/18d6c437-259f-4fec-b2f4-7460fc5c7bd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).