---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes Women's Vocational Training Pilot Program to promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations; authorizes allocation of certain funds therefor.*"
description: "Establishes Women's Vocational Training Pilot Program to promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations; authorizes allocation of certain funds therefor.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2403"
citation: "New Jersey S 2403 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Rice, Ronald L.", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c4c2a27-bad4-4d79-bf32-551ef0650943"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "1648a611095889466474b777e7f268729be15d41bdc1c21d66a1227638f65ce0"
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 2403 (217) — Establishes Women's Vocational Training Pilot Program to promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations; authorizes allocation of certain funds therefor.*

## 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/S2500/2403_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2500/2403_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint CORRECTED COPY** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2500/2403_R1a.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Rice, Ronald L. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Caride, Marlene — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3717 (1R)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-3-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.127. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c4c2a27-bad4-4d79-bf32-551ef0650943`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).