---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides funding for experiential housing advocacy programs to provide legal services for low- and moderate-income tenants in need of housing assistance; appropriates $2 million. *"
description: "Provides funding for experiential housing advocacy programs to provide legal services for low- and moderate-income tenants in need of housing assistance; appropriates $2 million. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5758"
citation: "New Jersey A 5758 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED", "JUDICIARY", "LANDLORD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Coughlin, Craig J.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Singleton, Troy", "Timberlake, Britnee N.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0473a068-8c52-447c-b64e-d1c13828ecbc"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e60263f83e97b05a4844cc0b750c07a1194f03be62e0a7f5509b1be54a415a4d"
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 5758 (219) — Provides funding for experiential housing advocacy programs to provide legal services for low- and moderate-income tenants in need of housing assistance; appropriates $2 million. *

## 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/A9999/5758_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5758_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-0-5) `passage`
- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations 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 S3842 (1R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-0-5) `passage`
- **2021-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.181. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0473a068-8c52-447c-b64e-d1c13828ecbc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).