---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires position of resident advocate at each State veterans' memorial home."
description: "Requires position of resident advocate at each State veterans' memorial home."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5854"
citation: "New Jersey A 5854 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Chaparro, Annette", "Gopal, Vin", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Mazzeo, Vincent"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48f23ab2-cdb4-4df8-a6ae-90ca49811d47"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "54fa99160f577e1e729e9f627cd2f8eb1d4c501d66fdf7e9345b4a88b79c64e8"
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 5854 (219) — Requires position of resident advocate at each State veterans' memorial home.

## 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/A9999/5854_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Connors, Christopher J. — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3907
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-09-16T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.219. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48f23ab2-cdb4-4df8-a6ae-90ca49811d47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).