---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows veteran or personal representative to withdraw honorable discharge papers from county clerk."
description: "Allows veteran or personal representative to withdraw honorable discharge papers from county clerk."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 3123"
citation: "New Jersey A 3123 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Moen, William F.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Pennacchio, Joseph"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/955a870f-d64f-4341-b974-99b796b34a9a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3442947be14a792f4fea6a963befaa6035075185c2a03cd5f31cfcd96b7590a0"
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 3123 (219) — Allows veteran or personal representative to withdraw honorable discharge papers from county clerk.

## 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/A3500/3123_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Moen, William F. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — primary (person)
- Bergen, Brian — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2059
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.241. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/955a870f-d64f-4341-b974-99b796b34a9a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).