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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Allows certain students who hold T, U, or O visa to qualify for in-State tuition and allows students who hold T or U visa to qualify for student financial aid."
+description: "Allows certain students who hold T, U, or O visa to qualify for in-State tuition and allows students who hold T or U visa to qualify for student financial aid."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "219"
+identifier: "S 3119"
+citation: "New Jersey S 3119 (219)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE", "HIGHER ED", "IMMIGRATION"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Mukherji, Raj", "Pou, Nellie", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2020-11-05T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a01624fc-0eb5-49ed-aa6d-1c84e1a9579c"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "61d2a12931abd18dbf7d504df0c32f2c152414b6151783a37a5811d960b501bb"
+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 3119 (219) — Allows certain students who hold T, U, or O visa to qualify for in-State tuition and allows students who hold T or U visa to qualify for student financial aid.
+
+## 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/S3500/3119_I1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–1** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **54–17** (pass) · lower
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–2** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–2** (pass) · upper
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
+- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
+- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
+- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
+- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
+- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-2) `passage`
+- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5740
+- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (54-17-0) `passage`
+- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.341. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a01624fc-0eb5-49ed-aa6d-1c84e1a9579c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+