---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creates two-year \"Restorative and Transformative Justice for Youths and Communities Pilot Program\" in Juvenile Justice Commission; appropriates $4.2 million in FY 2022 and FY 2023. *"
description: "Creates two-year \"Restorative and Transformative Justice for Youths and Communities Pilot Program\" in Juvenile Justice Commission; appropriates $4.2 million in FY 2022 and FY 2023. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2924"
citation: "New Jersey S 2924 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["JUVENILE JUS", "STATE BUDGT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pou, Nellie", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Speight, Shanique", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-09-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-08-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a79a01e8-dd69-4aba-a588-ff068e8662a0"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5f1fce0ea7f7dadaa5bff3bb12b39698fe8417cd27a20852149405ddaa710fa5"
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 2924 (219) — Creates two-year "Restorative and Transformative Justice for Youths and Communities Pilot Program" in Juvenile Justice Commission; appropriates $4.2 million in FY 2022 and FY 2023. *

## 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/S3000/2924_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3000/2924_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **53–21** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **29–11** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **9–2** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (29-11) `passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4663 (1R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (53-21-1) `passage`
- **2021-08-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.196. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a79a01e8-dd69-4aba-a588-ff068e8662a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).