---
type: "Bill"
title: "Makes $25 million in federal funds available to EDA to support microbusinesses in need.*"
description: "Makes $25 million in federal funds available to EDA to support microbusinesses in need.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3523"
citation: "New Jersey S 3523 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORPORATIONS", "ECONOMIC DEV"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Addiego, Dawn Marie", "Armato, John", "Freiman, Roy", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Lagana, Joseph A."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e66a81f2-5257-4823-ae76-1ab4afaf8e74"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a081d424c953e30873a7c6a23b0ce74f8b1a08bbe550b9c78e61e6a00d75216e"
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 3523 (219) — Makes $25 million in federal funds available to EDA to support microbusinesses in need.*

## 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/S4000/3523_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S4000/3523_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Addiego, Dawn Marie — primary (person)
- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Bergen, Brian — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Testa, Michael L. — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Samuel D. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5443 (2R)
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.42. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e66a81f2-5257-4823-ae76-1ab4afaf8e74`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).