---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides monies for EDA to purchase certain properties from NJT to maximize development potential; appropriates $65 million."
description: "Provides monies for EDA to purchase certain properties from NJT to maximize development potential; appropriates $65 million."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 3519"
citation: "New Jersey S 3519 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECONOMIC DEV"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson, Gordon M.", "Park, Ellen J.", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca41d872-4049-45f2-9d91-43d721bff220"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "97feac5362e8ca9eb76271168489bc44b5f707d48c2dc669ec7bb4c0c935ad70"
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 3519 (221) — Provides monies for EDA to purchase certain properties from NJT to maximize development potential; appropriates $65 million.

## 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/S4000/3519_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **50–23** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–2** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **29–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (29-11) `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 A4709
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (50-23-0) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.25. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca41d872-4049-45f2-9d91-43d721bff220`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).