Permits certain motor vehicles to display both amber and green warning lights.
This bill (S 185) allows specific government-owned snow and ice removal vehicles operated by New Jersey state, local, or regional agencies to display both amber and green warning lights during hazardous operations. It amends existing law to permit green lights (in addition to required amber lights) only when these vehicles are actively removing ice/snow and creating traffic hazards requiring unusual care. The green lights must be used alongside standard amber warning lights and are restricted to authorized vehicles engaged in snow/ice removal work. The bill was withdrawn after being approved in P.L.2025, c.209.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 18, 2025 · General Assembly Dec 22, 2025
How they voted
This bill was withdrawn because
S 2697
was enacted as P.L.2025, c.209. Votes shown below are from that bill.
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Dec 18, 2025
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee
upper
Dec 22, 2025
General Assembly · Passed
General Assembly Vote: pass (72-0-6)
general assembly
Dec 18, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-0-2)
senate
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Holzapfel
RRepublican
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