---
type: "Bill"
title: "Supplements Department of Transportation language provisions in FY 2021 Appropriations Act to provide flexibility for debt service payments."
description: "Supplements Department of Transportation language provisions in FY 2021 Appropriations Act to provide flexibility for debt service payments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3686"
citation: "New Jersey S 3686 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE BUDGT", "TRANSPORT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Freiman, Roy", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4003fed5-8fa2-4a91-8b67-690b0b658aca"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "56874f8fecacc04f3627c50ab22c3afd47450cc4f31ada03e29af512dcbb39bc"
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 3686 (219) — Supplements Department of Transportation language provisions in FY 2021 Appropriations Act to provide flexibility for debt service payments.

## 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/2020/Bills/S4000/3686_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **49–26** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **24–13** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (24-13) `passage`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5540
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (49-26-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.121. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4003fed5-8fa2-4a91-8b67-690b0b658aca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).