---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires Civil Services Commission to undertake various initiatives to increase diversity and inclusivity within law enforcement agencies."
description: "Requires Civil Services Commission to undertake various initiatives to increase diversity and inclusivity within law enforcement agencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2765"
citation: "New Jersey S 2765 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL SVC", "MINORITY", "POLICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson, Gordon M.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Rice, Ronald L.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-08-03T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bbf3433-adec-4237-953b-edbb786e9a9b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c3fcfea319d546de2d0c7362c2a7dfaabd67fd89a472ce343037c1b3bb32e8b9"
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 2765 (219) — Requires Civil Services Commission to undertake various initiatives to increase diversity and inclusivity within law enforcement agencies.

## 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/S3000/2765_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3000/2765_R1a.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Rice, Ronald L. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-03T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4542 (1R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.234. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0bbf3433-adec-4237-953b-edbb786e9a9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).