---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes school district that moves its annual school election to November to submit separate proposals for additional spending for budget year and subsequent budget year."
description: "Authorizes school district that moves its annual school election to November to submit separate proposals for additional spending for budget year and subsequent budget year."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 2784"
citation: "New Jersey A 2784 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b070083e-fc13-44f8-b52d-60545b2a5854"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "f644c64c479ec1229af4307932db3022c5c68921d91252361381b37556cbdf24"
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 A 2784 (221) — Authorizes school district that moves its annual school election to November to submit separate proposals for additional spending for budget year and subsequent budget year.

## 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/2024/A3000/2784_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint ASL 2/1/24** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A3000/2784_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Assembly 3/18/24 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A3000/2784_R2.HTM)
4. **Reprint Senate 12/18/25 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A3000/2784_R3.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Wimberly) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-1) `passage`
- **2024-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2548 (1R)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.234. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b070083e-fc13-44f8-b52d-60545b2a5854`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).