---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regulates autocycles as motorcycles."
description: "Regulates autocycles as motorcycles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1155"
citation: "New Jersey S 1155 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barnes, Peter J.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Johnson, Gordon M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b46827e8-af45-46b2-8f17-bfa0b7804f73"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a4d858bb0861672f7fd66c1b546bb08368e52440bf20a00b09a03f71153672eb"
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 1155 (217) — Regulates autocycles as motorcycles.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1500/1155_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1500/1155_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–1** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **8–1** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Barnes, Peter J. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2696 (2R)
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-1-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.35. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b46827e8-af45-46b2-8f17-bfa0b7804f73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).