---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires Commissioner of DCA to promulgate rules and regulations providing for veterans' affordable housing assistance preference."
description: "Requires Commissioner of DCA to promulgate rules and regulations providing for veterans' affordable housing assistance preference."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 855"
citation: "New Jersey S 855 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AFFORD HOUS", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Downey, Joann", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Stack, Brian P.", "Tucker, Cleopatra G.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2344a21c-a8c3-4df2-b126-edfe4954f27b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f5d974a6b8f100f087566126d9b0de8b335dd59df701c897aaeabc54fe0de082"
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 855 (217) — Requires Commissioner of DCA to promulgate rules and regulations providing for veterans' affordable housing assistance preference.

## 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/S1000/855_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/855_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- AMEND — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (36-0) (Stack) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2088 (1R)
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.19. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2344a21c-a8c3-4df2-b126-edfe4954f27b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).