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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Requires institution of higher education to award appropriate credit for student's military service.*"
+description: "Requires institution of higher education to award appropriate credit for student's military service.*"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "218"
+identifier: "A 791"
+citation: "New Jersey A 791 (218)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["HIGHER ED", "VETERANS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Brown, Chris A.", "Danielsen, Joe", "Downey, Joann", "Land, R. Bruce", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Van Drew, Jeff", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 10
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08b69d69-b2bd-4de6-a2f0-430539db2f92"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "788d6c38a828d718cbe579f4f63d274fdfd1cafbc4129a01332292b1378bd484"
+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 791 (218) — Requires institution of higher education to award appropriate credit for student's military service.*
+
+## 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/2018/Bills/A1000/791_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A1000/791_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- CONCUR IN SA — **73–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **3–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
+- Brown, Chris A. — primary (person)
+- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
+- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
+- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
+- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
+- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
+- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
+- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
+- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
+- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
+- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
+- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
+- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
+- Gove, DiAnne C. — cosponsor (person)
+- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
+- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
+- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
+- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
+- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
+- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
+- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
+- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
+- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
+- **2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1618 (1R)
+- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
+- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
+- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
+- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.327. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08b69d69-b2bd-4de6-a2f0-430539db2f92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+