---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires study of program allowing community service in lieu of paying motor vehicle surcharges."
description: "Requires study of program allowing community service in lieu of paying motor vehicle surcharges."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 3015"
citation: "New Jersey S 3015 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MV OFFENSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Oliver, Sheila Y.", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Rice, Ronald L.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Sumter, Shavonda E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c400af4-501a-498c-84ca-2fb2b2d13d90"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "91e1dbb5202f4805f942a22b2e007ecbac91bd8c4d7150e7e8edfc9bc12fc4b1"
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 3015 (217) — Requires study of program allowing community service in lieu of paying motor vehicle surcharges.

## 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/S3500/3015_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **30–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **66–4** (pass) · legislature
- EMERGENCY — **32–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Oliver, Sheila Y. — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Rice, Ronald L. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (32-0) (Rice)
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (30-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4623
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (66-4-4) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.60. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c400af4-501a-498c-84ca-2fb2b2d13d90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).