Became P.L.2025, c.300, on January 20, 2026.
2024–2025 Session
Senate Bill 3389
Provides certain requirements concerning railroad safety.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor from Jun 3
Chief co-sponsor from Sep 30
3 co-sponsors
Gordon M. Johnson, Britnee N. Timberlake, Linda R. Greenstein
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Dec 22, 2025
Robert J. Karabinchak, Ellen J. Park
Chief co-sponsors from Dec 22, 2025
Its course
June 6, 2024 to January 20, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action15 actions on 6 days
In the SenateJun 6 to Dec 22564 days
TransportationJun 6 to Sep 30116 days
Budget and AppropriationsSep 30 to Nov 13409 days
In the General AssemblyDec 22 to Dec 220 days
Back in the SenateDec 22 to Dec 220 days
With the GovernorDec 22 to Jan 1221 days
After the vetoJan 12 to Jan 208 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Do pass · Sep 30
Who voted how
Yea Britnee N. Timberlake, James W. Holzapfel, John J. Burzichelli, Latham Tiver, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Raj Mukherji
Do pass as amended · Nov 13, 2025
Senate, third reading28–9
Passed · Dec 22, 2025
General Assembly, third reading67–1
Passed · Dec 22, 2025 · 3 present
Senate, third reading29–8
Passed · Dec 22, 2025
Senate, third reading36–2
Passed · Jan 12, 2026
General Assembly, third reading69–0
Passed · Jan 12, 2026 · 1 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Nov 13, 2025
General Assembly floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Dec 22, 2025
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Jun 6 – Dec 22, 2025
- Jun 6Introduced in the Senate and sent to Transportation
- Sep 30Transportation recommended it
- Read a second time
- Sent to Budget and Appropriations
- Nov 13, 2025Budget and Appropriations recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Dec 22, 2025Passed the Senate, 28 to 9
In the General Assembly Dec 22, 2025
- Dec 22, 2025Arrived in the General Assembly
- Read a second time
- Amended on the floor and read a second time
- Passed the General Assembly, 67 to 1
Back in the Senate Dec 22, 2025
- Dec 22, 2025Returned to the Senate to agree to the General Assembly's changes
- Passed the Senate, 29 to 8, and so both houses
To the Governor Jan 12, 2026
- Jan 12, 2026Returned with changes by the Governor
- The Senate agreed to the Governor's changes, 36 to 2
After the veto Jan 12, 2026 – Jan 20, 2026
- Jan 12, 2026The General Assembly agreed to the Governor's changes, 69 to 0
- Jan 20, 2026Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2025, c.300
All 15 actions, as published
- Jun 6INT 1RS REF STRSenate
- Sep 30REP 2RSSenate
- Sep 30REF SBASenate
- Nov 13, 2025REP/SCA 2RSSenate
- Dec 22, 2025PSSenate
- Dec 22, 2025R/A AWR 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Dec 22, 2025AA 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Dec 22, 2025SUB FORGeneral Assembly
- Dec 22, 2025PAGeneral Assembly
- Dec 22, 2025R/S 2RSCSenate
- Dec 22, 2025PS PBHSenate
- Jan 12, 2026CV R/S 2RSG PSSenate
- Jan 12, 2026R/A 2RAGGeneral Assembly
- Jan 12, 2026PA PBHGeneral Assembly
- Jan 20, 2026APPGovernor