---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires institutions of higher education to enter into collective Statewide reverse transfer agreement."
description: "Requires institutions of higher education to enter into collective Statewide reverse transfer agreement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2618"
citation: "New Jersey S 2618 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caride, Marlene", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "McKeon, John F.", "Pou, Nellie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-10-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73be1101-00b0-429d-bb8f-3dfa64a2f421"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "bae3f38a43a81e4610cab08c184b9ed490df7bf30131b8bd21cf96c3811e0ff3"
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 2618 (217) — Requires institutions of higher education to enter into collective Statewide reverse transfer agreement.

## 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/S3000/2618_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S3000/2618_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4691 (1R)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.130. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73be1101-00b0-429d-bb8f-3dfa64a2f421`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).