---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides preferences for certain businesses applying for workforce development grants."
description: "Provides preferences for certain businesses applying for workforce development grants."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 446"
citation: "New Jersey S 446 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR", "PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Addiego, Dawn Marie", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Madden, Fred H.", "Wirths, Harold J."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8136ab80-e0a6-4831-8cd0-a4e9f15c5b3f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5bbdcc05278471624d2e07aaca406de5e71414bed9e128fe8782d51ad9ce1678"
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 446 (218) — Provides preferences for certain businesses applying for workforce development grants.

## 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/S0500/446_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Addiego, Dawn Marie — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4023
- **2019-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.278. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8136ab80-e0a6-4831-8cd0-a4e9f15c5b3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).