---
type: "Bill"
title: "Makes Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Provider Demonstration Project permanent and renames program."
description: "Makes Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Provider Demonstration Project permanent and renames program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1948"
citation: "New Jersey S 1948 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUMAN SVCS", "PUB ASSIST"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gordon, Robert M.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Quijano, Annette", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/241ff301-56a8-4f41-966c-c690bad84f4d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c05a33ef77ca7d5d875cb2cc3c8cd55ef7c00a4d0ce2bfdd5e0fe743ce04f041"
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 1948 (218) — Makes Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Provider Demonstration Project permanent and renames program.

## 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/2018/Bills/S2000/1948_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2000/1948_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3647 (1R)
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.253. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/241ff301-56a8-4f41-966c-c690bad84f4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).