---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amends FY2026 appropriations act to revise various language provisions concerning early childhood education."
description: "Amends FY2026 appropriations act to revise various language provisions concerning early childhood education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5908"
citation: "New Jersey A 5908 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-06-27T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-07-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f75b2f5e-b457-424b-a1b6-010b3fa9f23b"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "11c644d8dbce4e906b52606b031acb738056deff76eb4d58f04059fa2dabb003"
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 5908 (221) — Amends FY2026 appropriations act to revise various language provisions concerning early childhood education.

## 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/A6000/5908_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–3** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **31–6** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **56–24** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Budget Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (56-24-0) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4695
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (31-6) `passage`
- **2025-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.102. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f75b2f5e-b457-424b-a1b6-010b3fa9f23b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).