---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires public institution of higher education to post certain information on institution's website."
description: "Requires public institution of higher education to post certain information on institution's website."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 2038"
citation: "New Jersey S 2038 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED", "INTERNET"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter, Linda S.", "Cryan, Joseph P.", "Gopal, Vin", "Quijano, Annette"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-12-19T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6cb37a83-2590-436a-a64d-9cef95085f40"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "fd1f302e28b33afc00f2b60db6bdf1089bd0bc2e4bbfc06f8705413a31b60c32"
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 2038 (221) — Requires public institution of higher education to post certain information on institution's website.

## 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/S2500/2038_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SHI 2/5/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S2500/2038_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- McCoy, Tennille R. — cosponsor (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — 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 with Amendments, 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`
- **2025-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3581 (1R)
- **2025-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.161. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6cb37a83-2590-436a-a64d-9cef95085f40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).