---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows county homelessness trust funds to be used for code blue emergency shelter services."
description: "Allows county homelessness trust funds to be used for code blue emergency shelter services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4177"
citation: "New Jersey A 4177 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMER SVCS", "PUB ASSIST"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Mukherji, Raj", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/693d75e1-2753-46ed-8a60-d25f557deb67"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "87a97b0f2ded1a124b883ed19a3ce28b3e9e6db1af59b0e867daf68dac326223"
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 A 4177 (218) — Allows county homelessness trust funds to be used for code blue emergency shelter services.

## 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/2018/Bills/A4500/4177_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4500/4177_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–1** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **70–2** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-1) `passage`
- **2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2737 (1R)
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-2-4) `passage`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.53. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/693d75e1-2753-46ed-8a60-d25f557deb67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).