---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies requirements for certain projects under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program."
description: "Modifies requirements for certain projects under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 3097"
citation: "New Jersey S 3097 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECONOMIC DEV"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pou, Nellie", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-09-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82cf4c8a-6562-4d6b-bd63-e9d40a53fb62"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "bfa1eef8c05c2cdafed5d2dc073887db3a07dca24ccbcf78bb2e6f6979ee34c6"
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 3097 (221) — Modifies requirements for certain projects under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program.

## 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/S3500/3097_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **55–16** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4226 (1R)
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (55-16-0) `passage`
- **2024-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024. c.71. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82cf4c8a-6562-4d6b-bd63-e9d40a53fb62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).