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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Establishes Montclair State University as public research university."
+description: "Establishes Montclair State University as public research university."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "A 4969"
+citation: "New Jersey A 4969 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["HIGHER ED"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Gill, Nia H.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Oliver, Sheila Y.", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 8
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b46127c7-11ed-4e18-aa9a-a662b0823b69"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "7ab2cb200bbf56abe600a28e4c0c589680aeaa7f81196b5239728434a36a17df"
+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 4969 (217) — Establishes Montclair State University as public research university.
+
+## 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/A5000/4969_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A5000/4969_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
+- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
+- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
+- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
+- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
+- Oliver, Sheila Y. — primary (person)
+- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
+- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
+- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
+- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
+- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
+- Sarlo, Paul A. — cosponsor (person)
+- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
+- Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
+- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2017-07-04T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3281 (1R)
+- **2017-07-04T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
+- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.178. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b46127c7-11ed-4e18-aa9a-a662b0823b69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+