---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes special emergency appropriations for the payment of certain expenses incurred by municipalities to implement a municipal consolidation."
description: "Authorizes special emergency appropriations for the payment of certain expenses incurred by municipalities to implement a municipal consolidation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 956"
citation: "New Jersey S 956 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MUNICIPALITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Downey, Joann", "Eustace, Tim", "Gordon, Robert M.", "O'Scanlon, Declan J.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Wisniewski, John S.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb212d66-493e-4661-86ea-c991386026df"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "232ec620f6a3ac4f0fc18d052fd661e86970266c835a227ef5cf68b87dacfc93"
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 956 (217) — Authorizes special emergency appropriations for the payment of certain expenses incurred by municipalities to implement a municipal consolidation.

## 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/S1000/956_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/956_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Wisniewski, John S. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2202 (1R)
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (68-4-1) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (40-0)
- **2017-07-04T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-2-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.101. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb212d66-493e-4661-86ea-c991386026df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).