---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eliminates requirement that participation in NJ SNAP Employment and Training Program is mandatory for certain recipients. *"
description: "Eliminates requirement that participation in NJ SNAP Employment and Training Program is mandatory for certain recipients. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 2360"
citation: "New Jersey A 2360 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUB ASSIST"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Speight, Shanique"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a3bd0cf-5635-4ec1-b6b3-b99a37c8f04b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a6c01bdbe63e248c3ae19ce8fd50464ed98586f9e6d633ddec3c032c5833b245"
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 2360 (220) — Eliminates requirement that participation in NJ SNAP Employment and Training Program is mandatory for certain recipients. *

## 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/A2500/2360_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2500/2360_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint AAP 5/19/22 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2500/2360_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Atkins, Reginald W. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Food Security Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (63-15-1) `passage`
- **2022-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2035 (1R)
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-1) `passage`
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.27. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a3bd0cf-5635-4ec1-b6b3-b99a37c8f04b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).