---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes STEM Loan Redemption Program."
description: "Establishes STEM Loan Redemption Program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2723"
citation: "New Jersey S 2723 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCI AND TECH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kennedy, James J.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-12-14T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82ce2ef9-986a-4b3c-8dce-fef70b55d24f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "de685c5385a2d9584c7845144bc7979ccdf263fddf04fa97ad4d2156f4903ca2"
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 2723 (218) — Establishes STEM Loan Redemption Program.

## 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/S3000/2723_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2723_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–2** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-1) `passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4183 (1R)
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-2-2) `passage`
- **2018-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.142. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82ce2ef9-986a-4b3c-8dce-fef70b55d24f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).