---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes study commission to examine development of mutually beneficial relationships between institutions of higher education and municipalities."
description: "Establishes study commission to examine development of mutually beneficial relationships between institutions of higher education and municipalities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 2311"
citation: "New Jersey A 2311 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMISSIONS", "HIGHER ED", "MUNICIPALITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calabrese, Clinton", "Codey, Richard J.", "Cryan, Joseph P.", "Jasey, Mila M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d25a483-8422-4c5a-a9b7-179e7ee93c9c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "2a9ff7d825eef3f5b6ed53ac127b69beed90824445a0b0246a329b4f5f570694"
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 A 2311 (219) — Establishes study commission to examine development of mutually beneficial relationships between institutions of higher education and municipalities.

## 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/2020/Bills/A2500/2311_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A2500/2311_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Scharfenberger, Gerry — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-08-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (30-0) (Cryan) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S356 (2R)
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.288. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d25a483-8422-4c5a-a9b7-179e7ee93c9c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).