---
type: "Bill"
title: "Changes MVC voter registration procedures."
description: "Changes MVC voter registration procedures."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 1636"
citation: "New Jersey S 1636 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "MV REGULATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bagolie, Rosaura", "Beach, James", "Schnall, Alexander", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 14
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16818a17-cd38-4669-95be-5ec74c70ca0f"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "6101c472ec7c1723365a1dc5e6c91914a65773b26c25c7d8bf4d8d9eea1a7f22"
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 1636 (221) — Changes MVC voter registration procedures.

## 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/S2000/1636_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 12/18/25 4R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S2000/1636_R4.HTM)
3. **Reprint SBA 2/3/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S2000/1636_R2.HTM)
4. **Reprint SSG 3/18/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S2000/1636_R1.HTM)
5. **Reprint Senate 2/25/25 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S2000/1636_R3.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **9–3** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **25–14** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **49–25** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **25–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bagolie, Rosaura — primary (person)
- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Schnall, Alexander — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (25-14) `passage`
- **2025-07-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4206 (ACS/1R)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (49-25-1) `passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (25-12) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.204. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16818a17-cd38-4669-95be-5ec74c70ca0f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).