---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits issuance of certain badges to NJT board members, PANYNJ commissioners, and local and State elected officials."
description: "Prohibits issuance of certain badges to NJT board members, PANYNJ commissioners, and local and State elected officials."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2858"
citation: "New Jersey S 2858 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["POLICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Downey, Joann", "Gopal, Vin", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Johnson, Gordon M."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/721508e4-bb18-47d3-86ad-dff247afbc8e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "abd4fa9b35c27bf8908fb29e0182c61e125d4dd04e939a945815c1917f5362ca"
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 2858 (218) — Prohibits issuance of certain badges to NJT board members, PANYNJ commissioners, and local and State elected officials.

## 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/S3000/2858_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4389
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.221. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/721508e4-bb18-47d3-86ad-dff247afbc8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).