---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempts nursing mothers from jury duty."
description: "Exempts nursing mothers from jury duty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 2236"
citation: "New Jersey S 2236 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["JUDICIARY", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkins, Reginald W.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Speight, Shanique", "Stack, Brian P."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c832e209-86d2-4c24-8cb1-b638c5d79599"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "7397aae61b3ff026035e50aef6aefbab66ce3f26898e97cab9018ef44b0cf22e"
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 2236 (221) — Exempts nursing mothers from jury duty.

## 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/S2500/2236_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Atkins, Reginald W. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — primary (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez, Gabriel — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Schnall, Alexander — 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 Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1992
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.43. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c832e209-86d2-4c24-8cb1-b638c5d79599`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).