---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes State supplement for \"breakfast after the bell\" meals."
description: "Establishes State supplement for \"breakfast after the bell\" meals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5883"
citation: "New Jersey A 5883 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "FOOD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Speight, Shanique", "Stanley, Sterley S.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c256a167-2da2-4a59-b39e-905eb99953c5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "42b5a5b6d339743bce324e1eb9af50abde9a8968e815f3d296b7d6f2ec6fafca"
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 5883 (219) — Establishes State supplement for "breakfast after the bell" meals.

## 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/A9999/5883_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5883_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–3** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-3-0) `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 S3944 (1R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-09-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.247. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c256a167-2da2-4a59-b39e-905eb99953c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).