---
type: "Bill"
title: "Codifies State-specific exam requirement for land surveyor license."
description: "Codifies State-specific exam requirement for land surveyor license."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4612"
citation: "New Jersey A 4612 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS", "PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cryan, Joseph P.", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Mejia, Pedro"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e5ede2e-669f-4a08-a5a5-ea08a44ca848"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "21216154b0bbf73d8c570dbdea269eca8537e019584e671eb26448fb73b8849a"
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 4612 (218) — Codifies State-specific exam requirement for land surveyor license.

## 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/A5000/4612_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A5000/4612_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- AMEND — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Cardinale, Gerald — cosponsor (person)
- DePhillips, Christopher P. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (37-0) (Cryan) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3057 (1R)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.117. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e5ede2e-669f-4a08-a5a5-ea08a44ca848`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).