---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DOLWD to permit veterans and other groups to apply for UI benefits online."
description: "Requires DOLWD to permit veterans and other groups to apply for UI benefits online."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2004"
citation: "New Jersey S 2004 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["UNEMPL COMP", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Downey, Joann", "Eustace, Tim", "Madden, Fred H.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Space, Parker", "Webber, Jay"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-04-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ed28b5a-41a7-419f-a208-72ce988e7d6e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8d616f25394359bfc8d0d457f5beb9f38e093a591fc8596fd06f118c3cf47835"
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 2004 (217) — Requires DOLWD to permit veterans and other groups to apply for UI benefits online.

## 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/S2500/2004_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Space, Parker — primary (person)
- Webber, Jay — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez-Gregg, Maria — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3606
- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.62. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ed28b5a-41a7-419f-a208-72ce988e7d6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).