---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies down payment assistance program for benefit of first-generation and first-time homebuyers; makes an appropriation."
description: "Modifies down payment assistance program for benefit of first-generation and first-time homebuyers; makes an appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 1446"
citation: "New Jersey S 1446 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOUSING FIN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenwald, Louis D.", "McCoy, Tennille R.", "Moen, William F.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2dfa9171-3f91-4e92-9cc1-3e17af3ce4da"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "7fe6a78929a1c3211ec3a1e68877114cf81539ce345202696605dc58b51152b6"
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 1446 (221) — Modifies down payment assistance program for benefit of first-generation and first-time homebuyers; makes an appropriation.

## 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/S1500/1446_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Conditional Veto 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S1500/1446_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint SCU 1/25/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S1500/1446_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **22–15** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **57–13** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **56–17** (pass) · lower
- ADOPT GR — **27–11** (pass) · upper
- SUSPEND RULE 22:5a — **55–14** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- SUSPEND RULE 23:4 — **33–2** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–3** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **27–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- McCoy, Tennille R. — primary (person)
- Moen, William F. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Amato, Carmen F. — cosponsor (person)
- Atkins, Reginald W. — cosponsor (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn, Victoria A. — cosponsor (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Carmen Theresa — cosponsor (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez, Gabriel — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — 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 Community and Urban Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (22-15) `passage`
- **2024-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2824 (1R)
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (56-17-1) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received, 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (27-11)
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Motion Suspend Rule 23:4 (33-2) (Vitale)
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (27-12) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Motion Suspend 22:5a (55-14-2)(Greenwald)
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (57-13-2) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.23. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2dfa9171-3f91-4e92-9cc1-3e17af3ce4da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).