---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for ovarian cancer research."
description: "Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for ovarian cancer research."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 749"
citation: "New Jersey S 749 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "INCOME TAX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.", "Gopal, Vin", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Murphy, Carol A."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ac494e3-fbeb-4f92-b0c1-26f4d117fa52"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "2eefd64a0207947ed38373413db25d109b5d8cc58896d94c97e991ad120c40f6"
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 749 (219) — Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for ovarian cancer research.

## 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/S1000/749_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — 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 Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2464
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (68-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.333. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ac494e3-fbeb-4f92-b0c1-26f4d117fa52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).