---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits certain motor vehicles to display both amber and green warning lights."
description: "Permits certain motor vehicles to display both amber and green warning lights."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 2697"
citation: "New Jersey S 2697 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calabrese, Clinton", "DePhillips, Christopher P.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Holzapfel, James W.", "Karabinchak, Robert J."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1c0f601-772f-4dfc-af04-027a1888efa0"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "796726bbab6031db1fad82ab1a52a49a8bfa86c60b5e282236eae19101ee3332"
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 2697 (221) — Permits certain motor vehicles to display both amber and green warning lights.

## 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/S3000/2697_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint STR 6/3/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S3000/2697_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Senate 10/28/24 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S3000/2697_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
- DePhillips, Christopher P. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3496 (1R)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.209. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1c0f601-772f-4dfc-af04-027a1888efa0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).