---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for Meals on Wheels."
description: "Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for Meals on Wheels."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 463"
citation: "New Jersey S 463 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FOOD", "INCOME TAX", "PUB ASSIST"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calabrese, Clinton", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Singer, Robert W."]
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/96b1c870-4310-492e-9134-f005ef61846a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "283cca8fb028663bb6a9d34f0187e380e63deb8de41ae5fc3858abf9b0743392"
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 463 (218) — Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for Meals on Wheels.

## 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/S0500/463_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations 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 (35-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5513
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.295. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96b1c870-4310-492e-9134-f005ef61846a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).