---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expands eligibility for EDA small business loan program to specifically include certain farming operations and qualified dairy farmers."
description: "Expands eligibility for EDA small business loan program to specifically include certain farming operations and qualified dairy farmers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 5595"
citation: "New Jersey A 5595 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BANKING", "FARMLAND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dancer, Ronald S.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Milam, Matthew W.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Pennacchio, Joseph", "Wirths, Harold J."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 6
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4ed9488-3e77-48b9-82cd-ef321ae8724c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c0b5ccc4709dea0bfa25fa6abd8135151578c6272da229677adafdcfe4f497d1"
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 5595 (218) — Expands eligibility for EDA small business loan program to specifically include certain farming operations and qualified dairy farmers.

## 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/A9999/5595_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Milam, Matthew W. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — primary (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-2-1) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3955
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.240. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4ed9488-3e77-48b9-82cd-ef321ae8724c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).