---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes procedure for certification of LGBTQ+ business.*"
description: "Establishes procedure for certification of LGBTQ+ business.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 1313"
citation: "New Jersey S 1313 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL RIGHTS", "COMMERCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Guardian, Donald A.", "Pou, Nellie", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Stanley, Sterley S.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-05-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f06716cb-511e-46a8-aaac-47b96b50b587"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "97d023d7cfe5d80ddfd9e2611ecf2b5a31d8b9d41a3640e91c66f0a997b4d450"
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 1313 (221) — Establishes procedure for certification of LGBTQ+ business.*

## 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/S1500/1313_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Assembly 3/18/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S1500/1313_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–3** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **31–3** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **61–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Guardian, Donald A. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- McCoy, Tennille R. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-3) `passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Wimberly) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3330 (ACS)
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (61-8-5) `passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (31-3) `passage`
- **2024-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.10. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f06716cb-511e-46a8-aaac-47b96b50b587`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).