---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires institutions of higher education to develop open textbook plan."
description: "Requires institutions of higher education to develop open textbook plan."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 768"
citation: "New Jersey S 768 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Danielsen, Joe", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Taliaferro, Adam J.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e0e10cd-e4c4-4ff1-8e46-1be527fb8a16"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "55947840a76b45593a7c23e630fcc56ee6ecda0dd4c4185650ce5f8661fff31c"
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 768 (218) — Requires institutions of higher education to develop open textbook plan.

## 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/S1000/768_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/768_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A327/1149/3254 (ACS)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.77. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e0e10cd-e4c4-4ff1-8e46-1be527fb8a16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).