---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eliminates motor vehicle surcharges following retirement of bonds and debts tied to surcharges."
description: "Eliminates motor vehicle surcharges following retirement of bonds and debts tied to surcharges."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1508"
citation: "New Jersey S 1508 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MV REGULATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Singleton, Troy", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbc1c7f1-cf56-4c3a-9d92-b438251ffb98"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "77ca0f1f79b30467aa3961f72c5d2bcd374fc2eb7c4551786fb2a64392778016"
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 1508 (218) — Eliminates motor vehicle surcharges following retirement of bonds and debts tied to 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/2018/Bills/S2000/1508_I1.HTM)
2. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2000/1508_U1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4921 (ACS)
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.301. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbc1c7f1-cf56-4c3a-9d92-b438251ffb98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).