---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes supplemental State aid to school districts receiving certain federal Impact Aid; makes appropriation."
description: "Authorizes supplemental State aid to school districts receiving certain federal Impact Aid; makes appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3948"
citation: "New Jersey S 3948 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCH BOARDS", "STATE AID"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Addiego, Dawn Marie", "Downey, Joann", "Gopal, Vin", "Houghtaling, Eric"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c142504d-776a-4f1f-953a-cd7b876a115b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "fefe5d72b6862668c7b708e6ea4c3992ffcf8816e213b32f717194f3fc58ffdc"
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 3948 (219) — Authorizes supplemental State aid to school districts receiving certain federal Impact Aid; makes appropriation.

## 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/S4000/3948_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–2** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Addiego, Dawn Marie — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Doherty, Michael J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5896
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (68-2-2) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.283. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c142504d-776a-4f1f-953a-cd7b876a115b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).