---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises design of primary election ballots and certain primary election procedures; provides for ballots to be arranged by office block; removes State committee members from primary process; requires reporting on primary elections by Division of Elections.*"
description: "Revises design of primary election ballots and certain primary election procedures; provides for ballots to be arranged by office block; removes State committee members from primary process; requires reporting on primary elections by Division of Elections.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5116"
citation: "New Jersey A 5116 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barlas, Al", "Bucco, Anthony M.", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-12-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab230759-83bf-4ceb-8f8f-d2e8c436bcec"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "fadba8d86ed75a18b4af03259b11e095274c27400fa686627bfb43e7e1741037"
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 5116 (221) — Revises design of primary election ballots and certain primary election procedures; provides for ballots to be arranged by office block; removes State committee members from primary process; requires reporting on primary elections by Division of Elections.*

## 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/A5500/5116_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 12/16/24 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5116_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint ABD 12/16/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5116_R1.HTM)
4. **Reprint SJU 2/20/25 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5116_R3.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–2** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **66–6** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barlas, Al — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Inganamort, Michael — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Select Committee on Ballot Design Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-1-0) `passage`
- **2025-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4142 (1R)
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-2) `passage`
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (66-6-0) `passage`
- **2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.32. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab230759-83bf-4ceb-8f8f-d2e8c436bcec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).