---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes student attending institution of higher education to earn credit towards graduation for serving as poll worker."
description: "Authorizes student attending institution of higher education to earn credit towards graduation for serving as poll worker."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 3733"
citation: "New Jersey A 3733 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Haider, Shama A.", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-05-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9737109-42d2-47a7-abf8-b8a1254ade8f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "dd04cad59e3faafa1c7aebbba670423a92a8053aee9736c0cd60f879539fbe8a"
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 3733 (220) — Authorizes student attending institution of higher education to earn credit towards graduation for serving as poll worker.

## 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/A4000/3733_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SSG 6/23/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4000/3733_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-1-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S488 (1R)
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-2) `passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-3-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.40. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9737109-42d2-47a7-abf8-b8a1254ade8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).