---
type: "Bill"
title: "Changes certain deadlines for primary election."
description: "Changes certain deadlines for primary election."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 3595"
citation: "New Jersey S 3595 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McKnight, Angela V.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Verrelli, Anthony S.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/491825ee-c7ee-4e59-a4fd-919b102628e0"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "fd335f3d6f66a41b247aaa2bea7666abd27d4bb3e079b8e9447978a9b4897509"
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 3595 (220) — Changes certain deadlines for primary election.

## 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/S4000/3595_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SJU 2/23/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S4000/3595_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Durr, Edward — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2023-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5177 (2R)
- **2023-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-2-0) `passage`
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.16. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/491825ee-c7ee-4e59-a4fd-919b102628e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).