---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes Commission on Latino and Hispanic Heritage in DOE."
description: "Establishes Commission on Latino and Hispanic Heritage in DOE."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 3327"
citation: "New Jersey S 3327 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMISSIONS", "EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Timberlake, Britnee N."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f508cb9f-a8ce-42b4-bc0b-d7d0f36e9649"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e8073978174ceeedfb83bd0235c2e249416b5d7a999fa9d892781e06b3c580e4"
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 3327 (218) — Establishes Commission on Latino and Hispanic Heritage in DOE.

## 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/S3500/3327_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4995
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.321. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f508cb9f-a8ce-42b4-bc0b-d7d0f36e9649`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).