---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires Commissioner of Human Services to request authorization for SNAP benefits to be used to pay delivery charges for online grocery purchases."
description: "Requires Commissioner of Human Services to request authorization for SNAP benefits to be used to pay delivery charges for online grocery purchases."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 2040"
citation: "New Jersey A 2040 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUB ASSIST"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Pou, Nellie", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e31fe932-696d-4fa5-a63d-604ba02ea8b5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "fcffef42751a6b6e4bea21c1d754a74620904a31bea304281bc1d1d6bf9d053c"
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 2040 (220) — Requires Commissioner of Human Services to request authorization for SNAP benefits to be used to pay delivery charges for online grocery purchases.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2500/2040_I1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Burgess, Renee C. — cosponsor (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Piperno, Marilyn — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Swift, Claire S. — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-4-0) `passage`
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S540
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
- **2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.236. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e31fe932-696d-4fa5-a63d-604ba02ea8b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).