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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Prohibits public institution of higher education from using State funds in excess of $10,000 to pay fee of commencement and other speakers.*"
+description: "Prohibits public institution of higher education from using State funds in excess of $10,000 to pay fee of commencement and other speakers.*"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "S 2355"
+citation: "New Jersey S 2355 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["HIGHER ED"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cunningham, Sandra B.", "DiMaio, John", "Diegnan, Patrick J."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 8
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2016-06-09T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2017-05-08T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d063cbac-a399-4694-b81a-cad2127dc8cb"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "670aa0f592ae345daf3f6e38f2f4308b3afde739e8850bddd2983763621b0839"
+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 S 2355 (217) — Prohibits public institution of higher education from using State funds in excess of $10,000 to pay fee of commencement and other speakers.*
+
+## 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/S2500/2355_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2500/2355_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
+- DiMaio, John — primary (person)
+- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
+- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
+- Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
+- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
+- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A714 (1R)
+- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
+- **2017-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.61. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d063cbac-a399-4694-b81a-cad2127dc8cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+