---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Fair Chance in Housing Act\"; establishes certain housing rights of persons with criminal records. *"
description: "\"Fair Chance in Housing Act\"; establishes certain housing rights of persons with criminal records. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 250"
citation: "New Jersey S 250 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "HOUSING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McKnight, Angela V.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Singleton, Troy", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7fad740-8973-49d3-bc2e-b438141bc238"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f4976869e8fb3dd83472b9666a9e001e5cf618815717eec4d614a29f213339cf"
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 S 250 (219) — "Fair Chance in Housing Act"; establishes certain housing rights of persons with criminal records. *

## 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/S0500/250_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S0500/250_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **22–15** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **24–9** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **49–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- McClellan, Antwan L. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-07-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (25-0) (Singleton) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (22-15) `passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Reynolds-Jackson) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1919 (4R)
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (49-16-5) `passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (24-9) `passage`
- **2021-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.110. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a7fad740-8973-49d3-bc2e-b438141bc238`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).