---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns licensing of law enforcement officers; appropriates $6 million."
description: "Concerns licensing of law enforcement officers; appropriates $6 million."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 2742"
citation: "New Jersey S 2742 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["POLICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Singleton, Troy", "Spearman, William W.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-06-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60ebcdd9-9f3c-4b9c-8676-7e075b852135"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4388efb11d0b6b289779ac01bdc343b3c3300d7f862343f05d53d23003ba9f82"
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 2742 (220) — Concerns licensing of law enforcement officers; appropriates $6 million.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3000/2742_I1.HTM)
2. **Senate Committee Substitute SBA 6/27/22 SCS** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3000/2742_U1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Spearman, William W. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4194 (ACS)
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-8-0) `passage`
- **2022-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.65. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60ebcdd9-9f3c-4b9c-8676-7e075b852135`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).