---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Program.\" **"
description: "Establishes \"New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Program.\" **"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 4253"
citation: "New Jersey A 4253 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOMELAND SEC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Eustace, Tim", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "McKeon, John F.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Quijano, Annette", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-27T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50e476ec-5d74-4c08-917d-d4c925755bde"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4cadb0dce7db357fa447f62601872071c36d91053f01ddf47183de89503f97cc"
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 4253 (217) — Establishes "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Program." **

## 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/A4500/4253_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4500/4253_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint conditional veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4500/4253_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (61-10-3) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2634 (1R)
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (67-1-0) `passage`
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2017-12-27T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.246. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50e476ec-5d74-4c08-917d-d4c925755bde`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).