---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriates $34,293,697 from \"Building Our Future Bond Act\" and provides for reallocating amount remaining from project grants not awarded, for public and private institutions of higher education."
description: "Appropriates $34,293,697 from \"Building Our Future Bond Act\" and provides for reallocating amount remaining from project grants not awarded, for public and private institutions of higher education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 34"
citation: "New Jersey A 34 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE", "HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Burzichelli, John J.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Kean, Thomas H.", "Prieto, Vincent", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Singleton, Troy", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4137956a-148c-4147-90db-cb099f0b948a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4bd1f740622d1f7d4a8bdd33871d058370aa78491c4e261420aee5df851d12db"
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 34 (217) — Appropriates $34,293,697 from "Building Our Future Bond Act" and provides for reallocating amount remaining from project grants not awarded, for public and private institutions of higher education.

## 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/A0500/34_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- Prieto, Vincent — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (67-2-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2897
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.32. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4137956a-148c-4147-90db-cb099f0b948a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).