---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DLPS to establish and make available to law enforcement agencies cultural diversity training materials and online tutorial.*"
description: "Requires DLPS to establish and make available to law enforcement agencies cultural diversity training materials and online tutorial.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 1663"
citation: "New Jersey A 1663 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTIES", "MUNICIPALITI", "POLICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danielsen, Joe", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Prieto, Vincent", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-08-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a597252-f4be-4571-aca4-d2156f572102"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9636742e114c2ceb5da4d91d1253b0ac687f770cc14cf848abbe0e4529d6c8bd"
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 1663 (217) — Requires DLPS to establish and make available to law enforcement agencies cultural diversity training materials and online tutorial.*

## 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/A2000/1663_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1663_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1663_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **24–16** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–2** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR GOV REC — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **48–25** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR GOV REC — **65–12** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Prieto, Vincent — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Spencer, L. Grace — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (48-25-0) `passage`
- **2016-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1142 (1R)
- **2016-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (24-16) `passage`
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (65-12-1) `passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-08-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.23. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a597252-f4be-4571-aca4-d2156f572102`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).