---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits county boards of elections to extend distance within which electioneering is prohibited."
description: "Permits county boards of elections to extend distance within which electioneering is prohibited."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 3850"
citation: "New Jersey S 3850 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Smith, Bob"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-07-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00166e5d-e557-4775-a406-69134547d739"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "0e116fe04aa8c3a30bba2d34686e4835c2d4fa9f3ee286f52311a182fea8a9ad"
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 3850 (221) — Permits county boards of elections to extend distance within which electioneering is prohibited.

## 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/S4000/3850_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 5/15/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3850_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **31–8** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **54–22** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **30–8** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (31-8) `passage`
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5356 (1R)
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (54-22-2) `passage`
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (30-8) `passage`
- **2025-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.92. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00166e5d-e557-4775-a406-69134547d739`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).