---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies number of signatures required for candidates to be placed on primary, general, nonpartisan municipal, and school election ballots; requires Secretary of State to publish certain nominating petition forms by January 1 of each year.*"
description: "Modifies number of signatures required for candidates to be placed on primary, general, nonpartisan municipal, and school election ballots; requires Secretary of State to publish certain nominating petition forms by January 1 of each year.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5117"
citation: "New Jersey A 5117 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Sarlo, Paul A."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-12-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-02-03T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5218cc4-c09b-42a8-93cd-5c36272ee8c4"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "9491371baafb17168f8a204d532e3b329ece1203d22aa40080b1b653fa4e3ae7"
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 5117 (221) — Modifies number of signatures required for candidates to be placed on primary, general, nonpartisan municipal, and school election ballots; requires Secretary of State to publish certain nominating petition forms by January 1 of each year.*

## 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/A5500/5117_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 12/16/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5117_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Senate 1/14/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5117_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **49–26** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **24–13** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–3** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **46–27** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (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 State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported 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 (46-27-0) `passage`
- **2025-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3994 (1R)
- **2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (24-13) `passage`
- **2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (49-26-0) `passage`
- **2025-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.20. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b5218cc4-c09b-42a8-93cd-5c36272ee8c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).