---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits DHS to request waiver of time limits for certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients under certain circumstances.*"
description: "Permits DHS to request waiver of time limits for certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients under certain circumstances.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 993"
citation: "New Jersey S 993 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUB ASSIST"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gordon, Robert M.", "Pou, Nellie", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/238dee0c-0c3e-4101-ab21-b9ff052b7f8d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "656f8d1bd45330b395df9e58913a23eb4448502866f8d94119315a6ec7e126d1"
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 993 (217) — Permits DHS to request waiver of time limits for certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients under certain circumstances.*

## 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/S1000/993_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/993_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **59–10** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR GOV REC — **72–3** (pass) · legislature
- ADOPT GR — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR GOV REC — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Allen, Diane B. — cosponsor (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lesniak, Raymond J. — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Whelan, Jim — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
- **2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2777
- **2016-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (59-10-6) `passage`
- **2016-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2016-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (40-0)
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-3-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.11. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/238dee0c-0c3e-4101-ab21-b9ff052b7f8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).