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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Provides for technological upgrade of application process for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program."
+description: "Provides for technological upgrade of application process for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "219"
+identifier: "A 4240"
+citation: "New Jersey A 4240 (219)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["COMMUNICATIO", "INTERNET", "PUB ASSIST", "TELEPHONE"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Downey, Joann", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Pou, Nellie", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 10
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2020-06-08T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44081511-253d-4cc6-ab2a-9d2b60329e44"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "59ffed4e5fa7b90c3cac035ab935cdfb63a9e7efe2db4473ca099540d3be2fa7"
+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 4240 (219) — Provides for technological upgrade of application process for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
+
+## 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/2020/Bills/A4500/4240_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4240_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower
+- CONCUR IN SA — **73–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
+- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
+- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
+- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
+- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
+- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
+- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
+- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
+- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
+- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
+- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
+- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2020-08-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
+- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2020-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2855 (1R)
+- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
+- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
+- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
+- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.93. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44081511-253d-4cc6-ab2a-9d2b60329e44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+