---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires public institution of higher education to provide students with information on food assistance programs."
description: "Requires public institution of higher education to provide students with information on food assistance programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 3890"
citation: "New Jersey S 3890 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FOOD", "HIGHER ED", "PUB ASSIST"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter, Linda S.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Morales, Carmen Theresa", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-11-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17501979-5db1-4fb4-9411-3f68f26f994b"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "cb8a3a55364a4e46c7c4e312488feb0bd330c94b68511f84c49f1cd1bc950d12"
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 3890 (221) — Requires public institution of higher education to provide students with information on food assistance programs.

## 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/S4000/3890_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SBA 3/17/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3890_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Morales, Carmen Theresa — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Bailey, David — cosponsor (person)
- Burgess, Renee C. — cosponsor (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
- Hutchison, Dan — cosponsor (person)
- McCoy, Tennille R. — cosponsor (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5579
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.213. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17501979-5db1-4fb4-9411-3f68f26f994b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).