---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes Chief Diversity Officer to monitor participation by minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State contracting.*"
description: "Establishes Chief Diversity Officer to monitor participation by minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State contracting.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 1869"
citation: "New Jersey A 1869 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MINORITY", "ST CONTRACTS", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Oliver, Sheila Y.", "Quijano, Annette", "Rice, Ronald L.", "Tucker, Cleopatra G.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4591e10f-1920-41da-8bbf-cb0ce3cb7006"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "671aeb8bd28f00e72abd6d0da4daf29514a13ce401c819cac73ff5d6e8612057"
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 1869 (217) — Establishes Chief Diversity Officer to monitor participation by minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State contracting.*

## 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/A2000/1869_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1869_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–2** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **47–22** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Oliver, Sheila Y. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Rice, Ronald L. — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Caride, Marlene — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Spencer, L. Grace — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — 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 Commerce and Economic Development Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported 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 (47-22-2) `passage`
- **2016-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S668
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (31-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Suspend Rule 22:4a (Voice)
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (65-10-1) `passage`
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-03T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.95. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4591e10f-1920-41da-8bbf-cb0ce3cb7006`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).