---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Personal Information and Privacy Protection Act\"; restricts collection and use of personal information by retail establishments for certain purposes."
description: "\"Personal Information and Privacy Protection Act\"; restricts collection and use of personal information by retail establishments for certain purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1913"
citation: "New Jersey S 1913 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSUMER PRO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Addiego, Dawn Marie", "Downey, Joann", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Mukherji, Raj"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-03-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6fd59a0d-9284-4a0e-a6f6-9bbfc8bdc452"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "79a201ddc52e696a9ca895d34fca404597d691c175d164331789e5fcde087aa3"
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 1913 (217) — "Personal Information and Privacy Protection Act"; restricts collection and use of personal information by retail establishments for certain purposes.

## 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/S2000/1913_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2000/1913_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Addiego, Dawn Marie — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Howarth, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez-Gregg, Maria — 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 Community and Urban Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (32-0) `passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Jones) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2794 (2R)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.124. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6fd59a0d-9284-4a0e-a6f6-9bbfc8bdc452`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).