---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ensures equal rights and opportunities for pregnant students in institutions of higher education.*"
description: "Ensures equal rights and opportunities for pregnant students in institutions of higher education.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1489"
citation: "New Jersey S 1489 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL RIGHTS", "HIGHER ED", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Downey, Joann", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79449956-1575-4079-bdd0-1716d30b4231"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "eb6e7193434eb6c24b929282472fcff3f56d98b12414aa8f42d1f9ac9f872feb"
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 S 1489 (217) — Ensures equal rights and opportunities for pregnant students in institutions of higher education.*

## 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/S1500/1489_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1500/1489_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1465 (1R)
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.88. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79449956-1575-4079-bdd0-1716d30b4231`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).