---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarifies that child may not be excluded from public school based on membership in protected category under \"Law Against Discrimination\" or immigration status."
description: "Clarifies that child may not be excluded from public school based on membership in protected category under \"Law Against Discrimination\" or immigration status."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2982"
citation: "New Jersey S 2982 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Mukherji, Raj", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/946a1ccf-be80-4fd7-b173-5ea6a678cb82"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4b37c8f74aa94152f5ad4f601267da516d9b951a6b251552a33c34db3b7570ae"
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 2982 (218) — Clarifies that child may not be excluded from public school based on membership in protected category under "Law Against Discrimination" or immigration status.

## 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/S3000/2982_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **65–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
- **2018-11-26T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5324
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (65-4-8) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.311. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/946a1ccf-be80-4fd7-b173-5ea6a678cb82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).