---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amends Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations act to revise increase in Work First New Jersey benefits."
description: "Amends Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations act to revise increase in Work First New Jersey benefits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2845"
citation: "New Jersey S 2845 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUB ASSIST", "STATE BUDGT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lopez, Yvonne", "Mejia, Pedro", "Spearman, William W.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 6
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-07-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f730a5f0-f78d-4755-b346-fa7a741625d1"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "726fd89fb7b5022c683a053b4b41fcba392108c2213e43cb109c160090bb227d"
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 2845 (218) — Amends Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations act to revise increase in Work First New Jersey benefits.

## 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/S3000/2845_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **50–26** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — primary (person)
- Spearman, William W. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-07-23T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2018-07-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (31-0) `passage`
- **2018-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4351
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (50-26-2) `passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.150. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f730a5f0-f78d-4755-b346-fa7a741625d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).