---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires MVC to create digital driver's licenses and digital non-driver identification cards.*"
description: "Requires MVC to create digital driver's licenses and digital non-driver identification cards.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 3518"
citation: "New Jersey A 3518 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MV REGULATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calabrese, Clinton", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Pou, Nellie", "Quijano, Annette", "Sampson, William B."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-07-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f78e26d-8a5d-4040-bb12-a279ad76ab63"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "9b2db796621cf59b2d9f262284343c7b8d31e2124b18042c3d6cf35f69f2997d"
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 A 3518 (221) — Requires MVC to create digital driver's licenses and digital non-driver identification cards.*

## 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/2024/A4000/3518_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint ABU 6/26/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4000/3518_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–3** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **31–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Sampson, William B. — primary (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
- Bailey, David — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Carmen Theresa — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Muñoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez, Gabriel — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-3-2) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1297 (2R)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (31-6) `passage`
- **2025-07-23T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.115. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f78e26d-8a5d-4040-bb12-a279ad76ab63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).