---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Securing Our Children's Future Bond Act\"; authorizes issuance of $500,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance certain school, school district, and county college capital projects; appropriates $5,000.****"
description: "\"Securing Our Children's Future Bond Act\"; authorizes issuance of $500,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance certain school, school district, and county college capital projects; appropriates $5,000.****"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2293"
citation: "New Jersey S 2293 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BONDS", "EDUCATION", "HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Bucco, Anthony R.", "Burzichelli, John J.", "Gordon, Robert M.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3dbd1754-1a0f-4f54-985c-1239915ca704"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f718f0f7ce37c28b6161ee5679522688c604f272d832097961c6b5b08ebfcf2c"
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 2293 (218) — "Securing Our Children's Future Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $500,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance certain school, school district, and county college capital projects; appropriates $5,000.****

## 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/S2500/2293_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2500/2293_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint CV** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2500/2293_R4.HTM)

## Votes

- ADOPT GR — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- SUSPEND RULE 22:5 — **65–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **68–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **65–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–1** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **37–1** (pass) · upper
- EMERGENCY — **67–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — primary (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Thomson, Edward H. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (33-0) (Sweeney) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (35-0) (Sweeney) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (36-0) (Oroho)
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-1) `passage`
- **2018-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3902 (1R)
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-1) `passage`
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (29-0)
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (31-0) (Oroho)
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (31-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Susp Rule 22:5 (65-0-0) (Benson)
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (65-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.119. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3dbd1754-1a0f-4f54-985c-1239915ca704`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).