---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creates New Jersey Global War on Terrorism Medal."
description: "Creates New Jersey Global War on Terrorism Medal."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 2131"
citation: "New Jersey A 2131 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE GOVT", "TERRORISM", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brown, Chris A.", "DePhillips, Christopher P.", "Freiman, Roy", "Gopal, Vin", "Tully, P. Christopher"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-01-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/54a5ab7b-a4f4-433a-a227-bb8f3c88bd9b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d1024d3931cc8261929ac8285f385d3f4c2c21696c6a9d7c2e5699996ec42461"
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 2131 (219) — Creates New Jersey Global War on Terrorism Medal.

## 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/A2500/2131_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A2500/2131_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brown, Chris A. — primary (person)
- DePhillips, Christopher P. — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
- Bergen, Brian — cosponsor (person)
- Catalano, John — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-08-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2227
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2021-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.147. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/54a5ab7b-a4f4-433a-a227-bb8f3c88bd9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).