---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes New Jersey Military Skills Council."
description: "Establishes New Jersey Military Skills Council."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 2515"
citation: "New Jersey A 2515 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen, Diane B.", "Andrzejczak, Bob", "Beach, James", "Conaway, Herb", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Land, R. Bruce", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Tucker, Cleopatra G."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-07-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e6bfbef-f3f8-4ce9-a802-06d62736c9ca"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "58fb7827d453a7b99a0971b1972057daf0735cf52ba6109ce783fae982ae87e8"
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 A 2515 (217) — Establishes New Jersey Military Skills Council.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3000/2515_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Allen, Diane B. — primary (person)
- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Howarth, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2003
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.16. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e6bfbef-f3f8-4ce9-a802-06d62736c9ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).