---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises provisions of State law concerning claiming and proper disposal of cremains of veterans and eligible spouses or dependents."
description: "Revises provisions of State law concerning claiming and proper disposal of cremains of veterans and eligible spouses or dependents."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 2244"
citation: "New Jersey A 2244 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Corrado, Kristin M.", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Singer, Robert W.", "Tucker, Cleopatra G."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27449d9c-80a7-40ef-a929-e849c77fd1d2"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "dad8a896ce2bf53c7134e8ccdec1549fdb40bc0166e952ee8be47e21b88d6472"
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 A 2244 (219) — Revises provisions of State law concerning claiming and proper disposal of cremains of veterans and eligible spouses or dependents.

## 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/2020/Bills/A2500/2244_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Corrado, Kristin M. — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Catalano, John — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Gove, DiAnne C. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Sean T. — cosponsor (person)
- McGuckin, Gregory P. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson, Erik — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Rumpf, Brian E. — cosponsor (person)
- Scharfenberger, Gerry — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-08-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-08-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1770
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (33-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.37. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27449d9c-80a7-40ef-a929-e849c77fd1d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).