---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DMVA assist service members discharged solely due to LGBTQ status with petitions to change discharge designation."
description: "Requires DMVA assist service members discharged solely due to LGBTQ status with petitions to change discharge designation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2815"
citation: "New Jersey S 2815 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL RIGHTS", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Danielsen, Joe", "Downey, Joann", "Gill, Nia H.", "Gopal, Vin", "Houghtaling, Eric"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-08-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb542304-3dc1-4eda-ae17-f4da861f47aa"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0a62c4734c35fe9c33e12eab927773534016be1d59e560011cc0e2364d4675d7"
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 2815 (219) — Requires DMVA assist service members discharged solely due to LGBTQ status with petitions to change discharge designation.

## 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/S3000/2815_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Peters, Ryan E. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Testa, Michael L. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-0) `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4623
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (68-1-0) `passage`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.56. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb542304-3dc1-4eda-ae17-f4da861f47aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).