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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Authorizes certain benefits for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty."
+description: "Authorizes certain benefits for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "A 4401"
+citation: "New Jersey A 4401 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["VETERANS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Beach, James", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Danielsen, Joe", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Land, R. Bruce", "Madden, Fred H.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Rible, David P."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 9
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2016-12-15T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/665d59d1-1fc7-49cf-bc83-0ed427462651"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "29998204ad7037507b9c5e5a37a9b2f02b0d63ead64615afaaeedb2f05952a57"
+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 4401 (217) — Authorizes certain benefits for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty.
+
+## 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/A4500/4401_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4500/4401_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
+- Beach, James — primary (person)
+- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
+- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
+- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
+- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
+- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
+- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
+- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
+- Rible, David P. — primary (person)
+- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
+- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
+- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
+- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
+- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Handlin, Amy H. — cosponsor (person)
+- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
+- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)
+- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
+- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Rodriguez-Gregg, Maria — cosponsor (person)
+- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
+- Van Drew, Jeff — cosponsor (person)
+- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2017-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-0-0) `passage`
+- **2017-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2854 (2R)
+- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
+- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.175. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/665d59d1-1fc7-49cf-bc83-0ed427462651`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+