---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for publication of required legal notices on government Internet websites and through certain online news publications."
description: "Provides for publication of required legal notices on government Internet websites and through certain online news publications."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 4654"
citation: "New Jersey S 4654 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUB RECORDS", "STATE GOVT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Inganamort, Michael", "Schnall, Alexander", "Scutari, Nicholas P."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-06-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc5e022a-db8e-4aa2-a226-94fb9b534a3b"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "69533472109be4e79426789074d4dd2acc5188f0e39baf379fe32a6016a38a44"
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 4654 (221) — Provides for publication of required legal notices on government Internet websites and through certain online news publications.

## 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/S5000/4654_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Inganamort, Michael — primary (person)
- Schnall, Alexander — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5878
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-2-2) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.72. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc5e022a-db8e-4aa2-a226-94fb9b534a3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).