---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends period of time for filing special education due process petitions related to COVID-19 school closures and periods of virtual, remote, hybrid, or in-person instruction."
description: "Extends period of time for filing special education due process petitions related to COVID-19 school closures and periods of virtual, remote, hybrid, or in-person instruction."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 905"
citation: "New Jersey S 905 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEVEL DISAB", "DISEASE", "EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter, Linda S.", "Gopal, Vin", "Mukherji, Raj", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/978ae9df-3f5a-4313-8ecd-edb1cec64c70"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c33780980d92f1795e4bf7025c83eff3fb27e002c4e775f9c719dee4b14d9a6a"
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 905 (220) — Extends period of time for filing special education due process petitions related to COVID-19 school closures and periods of virtual, remote, hybrid, or in-person instruction.

## 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/S1000/905_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Stanfield, Jean — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1281 (1R)
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.2. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/978ae9df-3f5a-4313-8ecd-edb1cec64c70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).