---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns grade options at public institutions of higher education for service member and dependents unable to complete course due to military obligation."
description: "Concerns grade options at public institutions of higher education for service member and dependents unable to complete course due to military obligation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 3052"
citation: "New Jersey S 3052 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson, Gordon M.", "Park, Ellen J.", "Space, Parker", "Speight, Shanique", "Tucker, Cleopatra G."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-07-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44e465c2-2d27-4424-a88c-a5760ea51c21"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "2c6b954654eda2c5fafc83c1391cf0dacb473dc42eb5c31ab9ca815b1b49237f"
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 3052 (221) — Concerns grade options at public institutions of higher education for service member and dependents unable to complete course due to military obligation.

## 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/S3500/3052_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SMV 6/13/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S3500/3052_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **80–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — primary (person)
- Space, Parker — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Atkins, Reginald W. — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — cosponsor (person)
- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
- Fantasia, Dawn — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons, Heather — cosponsor (person)
- Tiver, Latham — cosponsor (person)
- Torrissi, Michael — cosponsor (person)
- Venezia, Michael — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4878
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (80-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.105. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44e465c2-2d27-4424-a88c-a5760ea51c21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).