---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes Kean University as public urban research university."
description: "Establishes Kean University as public urban research university."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3811"
citation: "New Jersey S 3811 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter, Linda S.", "Quijano, Annette", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57b2d32b-f3a4-41fe-84bf-e929eb312163"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "7d49baf64c849ec52d4048e6e2cf0bc73ac5947bb93a794efc9042604cc3a58d"
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 3811 (219) — Establishes Kean University as public urban research university.

## 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/S4000/3811_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S4000/3811_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **3–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5769 (1R)
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.282. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57b2d32b-f3a4-41fe-84bf-e929eb312163`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).