---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises eligibility requirements for NJ Workability Program and Personal Assistance Services Program."
description: "Revises eligibility requirements for NJ Workability Program and Personal Assistance Services Program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3455"
citation: "New Jersey S 3455 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISABLED", "LABOR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Madden, Fred H.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Timberlake, Britnee N."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/412e6eea-5e2c-485a-80d3-df28ba4aa4e2"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8bb6d1144daccef93604f496f0f107bf410dc091a3cf74296e968624db6b2d31"
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 3455 (219) — Revises eligibility requirements for NJ Workability Program and Personal Assistance Services Program.

## 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/S3500/3455_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3500/3455_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Corrado, Kristin M. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5262 (2R)
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (69-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.344. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/412e6eea-5e2c-485a-80d3-df28ba4aa4e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).