---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act\"; authorizes issuance of $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance capital projects at public libraries; appropriates $5,000."
description: "\"New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act\"; authorizes issuance of $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance capital projects at public libraries; appropriates $5,000."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 222"
citation: "New Jersey A 222 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BONDS", "LIBRARIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Benson, Daniel R.", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Singleton, Troy", "Stack, Brian P."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4b728a6-5a24-43bb-9746-77c32d978b77"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c0e9654a9af5da744f3abaec7a2f8a98521f2e797c1937c4c9872ae672270865"
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 222 (217) — "New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance capital projects at public libraries; appropriates $5,000.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A0500/222_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A0500/222_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–2** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–2** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — primary (person)
- Allen, Diane B. — cosponsor (person)
- Bramnick, Jon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Caride, Marlene — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Ciattarelli, Jack M. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Green, Jerry — cosponsor (person)
- Handlin, Amy H. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lesniak, Raymond J. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Oliver, Sheila Y. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Sacco, Nicholas J. — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Samuel D. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — cosponsor (person)
- Watson, Blonnie R. — cosponsor (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)
- Wisniewski, John S. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Motion Suspend 18:1 (DeAngelo) (Voice)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (63-12-1) `passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-07-04T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2171 (2R)
- **2017-07-04T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (31-2) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.149. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4b728a6-5a24-43bb-9746-77c32d978b77`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).