---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes Asian American Pacific Islander Commission."
description: "Establishes Asian American Pacific Islander Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5737"
citation: "New Jersey A 5737 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMISSIONS", "MINORITY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gopal, Vin", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f75c7f49-e60b-4728-95f1-ae7c3442e6c6"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "1c3e401408fd7c72b479530aafe25c78af7a6f9c5a1f38e955b53bdc513729fa"
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 5737 (219) — Establishes Asian American Pacific Islander Commission.

## 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/A9999/5737_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — cosponsor (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3763
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.304. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f75c7f49-e60b-4728-95f1-ae7c3442e6c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).