---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Combat to College Act\"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education."
description: "\"Combat to College Act\"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 790"
citation: "New Jersey A 790 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Connors, Christopher J.", "Downey, Joann", "Land, R. Bruce", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Singleton, Troy", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9b1240d-3f57-4597-9091-c3cad1a9241b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ae70271b4a6a61c4c50c21b7ba626e70199501b755b519f4987a141b3eb98a63"
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 790 (218) — "Combat to College Act"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education.

## 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/A1000/790_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Connors, Christopher J. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Gove, DiAnne C. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Rumpf, Brian E. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S244
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.326. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9b1240d-3f57-4597-9091-c3cad1a9241b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).