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+type: "Bill"
+title: "\"Fair Chance in Housing Act\"; establishes certain housing rights of persons with criminal records. *"
+description: "\"Fair Chance in Housing Act\"; establishes certain housing rights of persons with criminal records. *"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "219"
+identifier: "S 250"
+citation: "New Jersey S 250 (219)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "HOUSING"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["McKnight, Angela V.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Singleton, Troy", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2021-06-18T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7fad740-8973-49d3-bc2e-b438141bc238"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "f4976869e8fb3dd83472b9666a9e001e5cf618815717eec4d614a29f213339cf"
+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 250 (219) — "Fair Chance in Housing Act"; establishes certain housing rights of persons with criminal records. *
+
+## 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/S0500/250_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S0500/250_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **22–15** (pass) · upper
+- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **24–9** (pass) · upper
+- AMEND — **25–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **3–2** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **49–16** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
+- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
+- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
+- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
+- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
+- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
+- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
+- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
+- McClellan, Antwan L. — cosponsor (person)
+- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
+- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
+- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
+- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
+- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
+- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
+- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
+- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2020-07-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (25-0) (Singleton) `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (22-15) `passage`
+- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
+- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Reynolds-Jackson) `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1919 (4R)
+- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (49-16-5) `passage`
+- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
+- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (24-9) `passage`
+- **2021-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.110. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a7fad740-8973-49d3-bc2e-b438141bc238`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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