---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"Deaf Student's Bill of Rights.\""
description: "Establishes \"Deaf Student's Bill of Rights.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2044"
citation: "New Jersey S 2044 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "HUMAN SVCS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Muoio, Elizabeth Maher", "Quijano, Annette", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd6b0831-de88-4520-8fa1-21313f9c62be"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "019667871668bbd5b5b2e32f8271ba2b9e9bb0ad2d86d9eb6ad33cdf3c7b0eed"
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 2044 (218) — Establishes "Deaf Student's Bill of Rights."

## 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/2018/Bills/S2500/2044_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2500/2044_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (38-0) (Turner) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1896 (2R)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.204. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd6b0831-de88-4520-8fa1-21313f9c62be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).