---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires standard certification period of 12 and 24 months, under certain circumstances, within SNAP."
description: "Requires standard certification period of 12 and 24 months, under certain circumstances, within SNAP."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 1715"
citation: "New Jersey A 1715 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUB ASSIST"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkins, Reginald W.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Pou, Nellie", "Quijano, Annette", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Speight, Shanique"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81cff1ad-f57b-47d9-b03e-2e51bda1fafa"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "da473e7b8723e91629230c8c7c990b8fab1a77e689df1fad94aae1368f61b3db"
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 1715 (220) — Requires standard certification period of 12 and 24 months, under certain circumstances, within SNAP.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2000/1715_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AHU 3/10/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2000/1715_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint SBA 6/20/23 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2000/1715_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Atkins, Reginald W. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (61-11-2) `passage`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1713 (2R)
- **2023-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (69-5-1) `passage`
- **2023-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.145. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/81cff1ad-f57b-47d9-b03e-2e51bda1fafa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).