---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates building where NJEDA is located as \"Caren Franzini Memorial Building\" to commemorate her outstanding service to State."
description: "Designates building where NJEDA is located as \"Caren Franzini Memorial Building\" to commemorate her outstanding service to State."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 4713"
citation: "New Jersey A 4713 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "STATE GOVT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Burzichelli, John J.", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Gusciora, Reed", "Kyrillos, Joseph M.", "Prieto, Vincent", "Whelan, Jim"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c026590b-f376-494d-89d2-3f1d8ae78309"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "56da96680b740a7024e95a25f646f8be487acd23bd1bb0cd68f8f045d70abfc6"
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 4713 (217) — Designates building where NJEDA is located as "Caren Franzini Memorial Building" to commemorate her outstanding service to State.

## 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/A5000/4713_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A5000/4713_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
- Kyrillos, Joseph M. — primary (person)
- Prieto, Vincent — primary (person)
- Whelan, Jim — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3235 (1R)
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.229. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c026590b-f376-494d-89d2-3f1d8ae78309`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).