---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dissolves New Jersey Hall of Fame Advisory Commission and New Jersey Hall of Fame corporation and transfers their functions to Foundation for New Jersey Hall of Fame."
description: "Dissolves New Jersey Hall of Fame Advisory Commission and New Jersey Hall of Fame corporation and transfers their functions to Foundation for New Jersey Hall of Fame."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2375"
citation: "New Jersey S 2375 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ARTS AND CUL", "COMMEMORATIO", "COMMISSIONS", "EDUCATION", "SPORTS", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eustace, Tim", "Kennedy, James J.", "Kyrillos, Joseph M.", "Sarlo, Paul A."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcd3af19-69a7-4558-bc9b-49ad48516b92"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "88cd79f39b6642e9e8b5cc73e5b24b8241309e233dcdd78d98f5370bdafe202a"
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 2375 (217) — Dissolves New Jersey Hall of Fame Advisory Commission and New Jersey Hall of Fame corporation and transfers their functions to Foundation for New Jersey Hall of Fame.

## 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/S2500/2375_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- Kyrillos, Joseph M. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3961
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.31. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcd3af19-69a7-4558-bc9b-49ad48516b92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).