---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund,\" appropriates $3.7 billion."
description: "Establishes \"New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund,\" appropriates $3.7 billion."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 13"
citation: "New Jersey A 13 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE BUDGT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Addiego, Dawn Marie", "Armato, John", "Coughlin, Craig J.", "Freiman, Roy", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efb3cfc0-504d-41fd-bb77-9fee325cf6aa"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e2a6857e9c7074b5ee423c7e19f977ae8d9635a369bf34888fb191436e73d94a"
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 13 (219) — Establishes "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund," appropriates $3.7 billion.

## 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/A0500/13_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **49–26** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **25–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Addiego, Dawn Marie — primary (person)
- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+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, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (49-26-0) `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 S4000
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (25-14) `passage`
- **2021-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.125. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efb3cfc0-504d-41fd-bb77-9fee325cf6aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).