---
type: "Bill"
title: "Places two-year moratorium on moving date of Type II school district's annual school election from day of general election in November back to third Tuesday in April; creates study commission.*"
description: "Places two-year moratorium on moving date of Type II school district's annual school election from day of general election in November back to third Tuesday in April; creates study commission.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2099"
citation: "New Jersey S 2099 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Singleton, Troy", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2016-05-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-08-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb5d3cad-a3a1-4f95-8c76-3faf9f062fc8"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8419fcd5955a4662d2f089e71107d03dab7ad851e66fbeed374d233cac7d1c4d"
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 2099 (217) — Places two-year moratorium on moving date of Type II school district's annual school election from day of general election in November back to third Tuesday in April; creates study commission.*

## 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/S2500/2099_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2500/2099_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- EMERGENCY — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–2** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **67–7** (pass) · legislature
- AMEND — **34–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Whelan, Jim — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (34-1) (Vitale) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (36-0) (Vitale)
- **2016-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-2) `passage`
- **2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3728 (1R)
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (67-7-2) `passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-08-18T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.27. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb5d3cad-a3a1-4f95-8c76-3faf9f062fc8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).