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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Extends full protection of Law Against Discrimination to persons having liability for service in Armed Forces of United States; guarantees equal employment opportunity in State contracting to all veterans."
+description: "Extends full protection of Law Against Discrimination to persons having liability for service in Armed Forces of United States; guarantees equal employment opportunity in State contracting to all veterans."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "S 726"
+citation: "New Jersey S 726 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CIVIL RIGHTS", "LABOR", "VETERANS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Downey, Joann", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Oroho, Steven V."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 10
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/106216d8-97ae-45fb-bf71-3a2cdb3cc9e3"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "316eb04b32e725bf5773806cb72b04330ebe76f5fedc904111d2035886e50130"
+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 726 (217) — Extends full protection of Law Against Discrimination to persons having liability for service in Armed Forces of United States; guarantees equal employment opportunity in State contracting to all veterans.
+
+## 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/S1000/726_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/726_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
+- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
+- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
+- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
+- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
+- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
+- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
+- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
+- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
+- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
+- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
+- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2016-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
+- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4460 (1R)
+- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
+- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
+- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
+- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.184. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/106216d8-97ae-45fb-bf71-3a2cdb3cc9e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+