---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires public institution of higher education to readmit student whose enrollment was interrupted due to military service."
description: "Requires public institution of higher education to readmit student whose enrollment was interrupted due to military service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 1445"
citation: "New Jersey S 1445 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conaway, Herb", "Corrado, Kristin M.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Singleton, Troy", "Tucker, Cleopatra G."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e267a83b-7844-4870-a87c-7de5488bb4a3"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "85eab5f8dd41d9d81ed8b61c8e5e9cdef36bb7096280d5077f194f69a166f4a6"
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 1445 (221) — Requires public institution of higher education to readmit student whose enrollment was interrupted due to military service.

## 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/S1500/1445_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Corrado, Kristin M. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Amato, Carmen F. — cosponsor (person)
- Atkins, Reginald W. — cosponsor (person)
- Barlas, Al — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
- Fantasia, Dawn — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn, Victoria A. — cosponsor (person)
- Inganamort, Michael — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- McCoy, Tennille R. — cosponsor (person)
- Miller, Cody D. — cosponsor (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Scharfenberger, Gerry — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — 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 Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2024-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3803
- **2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.33. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e267a83b-7844-4870-a87c-7de5488bb4a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).