---
type: "Bill"
title: "Awards project grants under \"Securing Our Children's Future Fund\" for water infrastructure projects in certain school districts; appropriates $6,608,212."
description: "Awards project grants under \"Securing Our Children's Future Fund\" for water infrastructure projects in certain school districts; appropriates $6,608,212."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5887"
citation: "New Jersey A 5887 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE", "EDUCATION", "WATER SUPPLY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Calabrese, Clinton", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Taliaferro, Adam J.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b29499ef-9a5d-4988-9ca7-be8fc8e4887b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a3518d3a37bda284fc5f33a64c97d9f911ed715d229c644cc369bc2e52a95b58"
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 5887 (219) — Awards project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for water infrastructure projects in certain school districts; appropriates $6,608,212.

## 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/A9999/5887_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 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 S3960
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.146. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b29499ef-9a5d-4988-9ca7-be8fc8e4887b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).