---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriates unexpended funds from \"New Jersey Bridge Rehabilitation and Improvement and Railroad Right-of-way Preservation Bond Act of 1989.\""
description: "Appropriates unexpended funds from \"New Jersey Bridge Rehabilitation and Improvement and Railroad Right-of-way Preservation Bond Act of 1989.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 742"
citation: "New Jersey S 742 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FREIGHT RAIL", "HIGHWAYS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter, Linda S.", "DePhillips, Christopher P.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Karabinchak, Robert J."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c52af6a1-1362-4fc7-b5cb-0244886a92e5"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "0f12038d94e2aa1bbfc72863c3f86695b2856bbe19b469bac0eabf8ece4a7ad2"
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 742 (221) — Appropriates unexpended funds from "New Jersey Bridge Rehabilitation and Improvement and Railroad Right-of-way Preservation Bond Act of 1989."

## 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/S1000/742_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- DePhillips, Christopher P. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — 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 Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2609
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.42. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c52af6a1-1362-4fc7-b5cb-0244886a92e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).