---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes exemption from State school aid reductions for certain school districts."
description: "Establishes exemption from State school aid reductions for certain school districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 3950"
citation: "New Jersey S 3950 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE", "SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Gopal, Vin", "O'Scanlon, Declan J."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-08T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37662623-c3bf-4dd6-b4d3-177726722440"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "84851b27b8330c2317efddd08151814cf8164185bca0120e55a932aeb0e83e47"
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 3950 (220) — Establishes exemption from State school aid reductions for certain school districts.

## 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/S4000/3950_I1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — primary (person)
- Kean, Sean T. — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Thomson, Edward H. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (23-8) `passage`
- **2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5575
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (55-23-0) `passage`
- **2023-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.140 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37662623-c3bf-4dd6-b4d3-177726722440`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).