---
type: "Bill"
title: "Imposes certain requirements on telephone service contracts for inmates in certain correctional facilities.*"
description: "Imposes certain requirements on telephone service contracts for inmates in certain correctional facilities.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1880"
citation: "New Jersey S 1880 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTIONS", "TELEPHONE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bramnick, Jon M.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-03-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16bd1aa4-56e6-4c13-bc51-dd6b87420a30"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "dcbeaaef71aabaacae87e1be0f389344a7b45a94881863e0ab3787353a95091d"
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 1880 (217) — Imposes certain requirements on telephone service contracts for inmates in certain correctional facilities.*

## 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/S2000/1880_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2000/1880_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- AMEND — **24–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **57–21** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bramnick, Jon M. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (24-0) (Turner) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-2) `passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1419 (3R)
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (57-21-0) `passage`
- **2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.37. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16bd1aa4-56e6-4c13-bc51-dd6b87420a30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).