---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expands State corrections officers training to include topics contributing to their core mission of treating inmates with dignity, fairness, and respect."
description: "Expands State corrections officers training to include topics contributing to their core mission of treating inmates with dignity, fairness, and respect."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5751"
citation: "New Jersey A 5751 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter, Linda S.", "Gopal, Vin", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Swain, Lisa", "Timberlake, Britnee N.", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/677eff50-d941-425b-b872-13f99e2ffae5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "809799162e2d59db40fe411f5f16b29a7763e2aaf0a6300f591ed19fa1155976"
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 5751 (219) — Expands State corrections officers training to include topics contributing to their core mission of treating inmates with dignity, fairness, and respect.

## 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/A9999/5751_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3823
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.305. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/677eff50-d941-425b-b872-13f99e2ffae5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).