---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits certain council members to appoint up to four fulltime equivalent aides; allows these aide positions to be divided into part-time positions."
description: "Permits certain council members to appoint up to four fulltime equivalent aides; allows these aide positions to be divided into part-time positions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2944"
citation: "New Jersey S 2944 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LOCAL OFFICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aaddc926-1253-41a6-aa15-f2952ea9377c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b6290713ad650118e69bbeb23652780854d2dd6217d03a81317bb7e4f0bc4af4"
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 2944 (218) — Permits certain council members to appoint up to four fulltime equivalent aides; allows these aide positions to be divided into part-time positions.

## 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/S3000/2944_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2944_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–2** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **58–16** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **28–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-2) `passage`
- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4509 (1R)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (58-16-1) `passage`
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (28-9) `passage`
- **2019-07-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.180. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aaddc926-1253-41a6-aa15-f2952ea9377c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).