---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends full protection of Law Against Discrimination to persons having liability for service in Armed Forces of United States; guarantees equal employment opportunity in State contracting to all veterans."
description: "Extends full protection of Law Against Discrimination to persons having liability for service in Armed Forces of United States; guarantees equal employment opportunity in State contracting to all veterans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 726"
citation: "New Jersey S 726 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL RIGHTS", "LABOR", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Downey, Joann", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Oroho, Steven V."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/106216d8-97ae-45fb-bf71-3a2cdb3cc9e3"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "316eb04b32e725bf5773806cb72b04330ebe76f5fedc904111d2035886e50130"
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 726 (217) — Extends full protection of Law Against Discrimination to persons having liability for service in Armed Forces of United States; guarantees equal employment opportunity in State contracting to all veterans.

## 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/S1000/726_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/726_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4460 (1R)
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.184. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/106216d8-97ae-45fb-bf71-3a2cdb3cc9e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).