---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DMVA to create registry for organizations providing services to veterans."
description: "Requires DMVA to create registry for organizations providing services to veterans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 3748"
citation: "New Jersey A 3748 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Eustace, Tim", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Mukherji, Raj"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-05-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec8c54f1-8cb9-44e3-8e37-67eaa983bc2c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c35e574fbfcf46c1f6a975b667d9810b4e8761604f3c6abe2636117bfc0deba7"
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 3748 (217) — Requires DMVA to create registry for organizations providing services to veterans.

## 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/A4000/3748_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- Connors, Christopher J. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez-Gregg, Maria — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2115
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.82. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec8c54f1-8cb9-44e3-8e37-67eaa983bc2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).