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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Requires public institutions of higher education to allow students, faculty, and other staff to identify sexual orientation and gender identity on any forms used to collect certain demographic data."
+description: "Requires public institutions of higher education to allow students, faculty, and other staff to identify sexual orientation and gender identity on any forms used to collect certain demographic data."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "A 3739"
+citation: "New Jersey A 3739 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["HIGHER ED", "TEACHERS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Gusciora, Reed", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 8
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2016-05-19T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc207b99-030a-4fea-b9d0-31614e33c4b1"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "6fef11cec908f64bc73989e4d29250e2b272bb71f6a080ac98a4d299761c13d5"
+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 A 3739 (217) — Requires public institutions of higher education to allow students, faculty, and other staff to identify sexual orientation and gender identity on any forms used to collect certain demographic data.
+
+## 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/2016/Bills/A4000/3739_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4000/3739_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
+- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
+- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
+- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
+- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
+- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
+- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
+- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (56-7-13) `passage`
+- **2017-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3227
+- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (31-0) `passage`
+- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.268. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc207b99-030a-4fea-b9d0-31614e33c4b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+