---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeals family cap in Work First New Jersey program."
description: "Repeals family cap in Work First New Jersey program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2178"
citation: "New Jersey S 2178 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUB ASSIST"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jasey, Mila M.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Rice, Ronald L.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d38f5b3-ee6e-469e-bfab-da78a0feac53"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0d565edc8d64a59636c1caee2830ce10c9d2a8c45628ff05ac6be879b322541b"
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 S 2178 (219) — Repeals family cap in Work First New Jersey program.

## 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/S2500/2178_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S2500/2178_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **25–14** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–4** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **56–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Rice, Ronald L. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (25-14) `passage`
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3292 (1R)
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (56-18-4) `passage`
- **2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.99. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d38f5b3-ee6e-469e-bfab-da78a0feac53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).