---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires school district to report at least biannually to Department of Agriculture number of students who are denied school breakfast or school lunch.*"
description: "Requires school district to report at least biannually to Department of Agriculture number of students who are denied school breakfast or school lunch.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1896"
citation: "New Jersey S 1896 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ED HEALTH", "SCH BOARDS", "STATE DEPTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jones, Patricia Egan", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/842f0e92-0749-49e2-b2ea-4a1fd70ec962"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "738706c5555613409ba81045e452ed9650e7389d600d51373f9940f3d6f9141d"
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 1896 (218) — Requires school district to report at least biannually to Department of Agriculture number of students who are denied school breakfast or school lunch.*

## 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/S2000/1896_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2000/1896_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3502 (1R)
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.27. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/842f0e92-0749-49e2-b2ea-4a1fd70ec962`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).