---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for prompt payment of public contracts for purchase of goods and services."
description: "Provides for prompt payment of public contracts for purchase of goods and services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 3808"
citation: "New Jersey A 3808 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ST CONTRACTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bramnick, Jon M.", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-10-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c4684ac-0892-4c0d-b10f-dbce55995cfa"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "770b998fa233806fc874c361ce11c25310746ba8a420a0aff1a950cad2728e23"
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 A 3808 (218) — Provides for prompt payment of public contracts for purchase of goods and services.

## 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/2018/Bills/A4000/3808_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4000/3808_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint CV** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4000/3808_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bramnick, Jon M. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2418 (1R)
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.127. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9c4684ac-0892-4c0d-b10f-dbce55995cfa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).