---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends eligibility for certain individuals for emergency assistance."
description: "Extends eligibility for certain individuals for emergency assistance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 866"
citation: "New Jersey S 866 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISABLED", "EMER SVCS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mukherji, Raj", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-12-20T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e63e83d7-6ec4-4543-83ac-931cb9789409"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f5c0abdb14dc42aac1799660e56a6f223f539ced9c58d0c43014e02ecf6a4b86"
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 866 (218) — Extends eligibility for certain individuals for emergency assistance.

## 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/S1000/866_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/866_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/866_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **60–12** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **38–1** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT GR — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **65–11** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3294 (1R)
- **2018-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (60-12-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (37-0)
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-1) `passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (65-11-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.164. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e63e83d7-6ec4-4543-83ac-931cb9789409`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).