---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes use of emergency reserve fund or proceeds from bonds issued by EDA to finance school security improvements."
description: "Authorizes use of emergency reserve fund or proceeds from bonds issued by EDA to finance school security improvements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 2158"
citation: "New Jersey A 2158 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Wolfe, David W."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06b8074e-5c09-4e35-a255-198ef9bd36fc"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5954fad65206da85ca79b60bec897c90a4c72b619fecca450b264115b4c2c9c6"
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 2158 (217) — Authorizes use of emergency reserve fund or proceeds from bonds issued by EDA to finance school security improvements.

## 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/A2500/2158_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2500/2158_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- AMEND — **31–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR IN SA — **72–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Wolfe, David W. — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — 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 Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (31-0) (Diegnan) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2241 (2R)
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.100. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06b8074e-5c09-4e35-a255-198ef9bd36fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).