---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"Rental Assistance Navigation Program\" in DCA; makes appropriation."
description: "Establishes \"Rental Assistance Navigation Program\" in DCA; makes appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3955"
citation: "New Jersey S 3955 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "LANDLORD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pou, Nellie", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Spearman, William W.", "Speight, Shanique", "Timberlake, Britnee N."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/696e43a6-baf3-4eeb-b75b-3856ba5c7392"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8380fa8070eb598f3035438c2c0f1fa7e61d078098276b8f7791a26b94aaa73e"
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 3955 (219) — Establishes "Rental Assistance Navigation Program" in DCA; makes appropriation.

## 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/S4000/3955_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S4000/3955_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S4000/3955_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT GR — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **66–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Spearman, William W. — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5905 (1R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (33-0)
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (66-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.313. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/696e43a6-baf3-4eeb-b75b-3856ba5c7392`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).