---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"New Jersey College Affordability Act\"; appropriates $10 million. *"
description: "\"New Jersey College Affordability Act\"; appropriates $10 million. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 12"
citation: "New Jersey A 12 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Addiego, Dawn Marie", "Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Coughlin, Craig J.", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "McKeon, John F.", "McKnight, Angela V."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/089c9c47-ca55-4e63-afca-0f2360358db8"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3bcbcdff007d8eb2100f2d761a1c11c8cb539258a5c7e7822494afe4387a66cc"
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 A 12 (219) — "New Jersey College Affordability Act"; appropriates $10 million. *

## 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/2020/Bills/A0500/12_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A0500/12_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Addiego, Dawn Marie — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Budget Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3997
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.128. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/089c9c47-ca55-4e63-afca-0f2360358db8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).