---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires school districts to provide daily recess period for students in grade kindergarten through 5; permits denial of recess for violation of code of student conduct but student must be provided restorative justice activities.*"
description: "Requires school districts to provide daily recess period for students in grade kindergarten through 5; permits denial of recess for violation of code of student conduct but student must be provided restorative justice activities.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 847"
citation: "New Jersey S 847 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cc20a05-7be5-4d20-b045-aa480cb3d4f5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "41cce9cf8519aea6696a70d78f4c4555a9b9f69a544ab19b7226df92c8dd53ae"
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 847 (218) — Requires school districts to provide daily recess period for students in grade kindergarten through 5; permits denial of recess for violation of code of student conduct but student must be provided restorative justice activities.*

## 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/S1000/847_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/847_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — 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 Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (35-0) (Turner) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-1) `passage`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4076
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-3) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (33-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.73. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0cc20a05-7be5-4d20-b045-aa480cb3d4f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).