---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increases minimum monthly benefit under State SNAP Minimum Benefits Program from $50 to $95 and authorizes DHS to increase program benefit amount."
description: "Increases minimum monthly benefit under State SNAP Minimum Benefits Program from $50 to $95 and authorizes DHS to increase program benefit amount."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 5086"
citation: "New Jersey A 5086 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUB ASSIST"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Quijano, Annette", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Speight, Shanique"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff8b9947-74a8-4257-8c75-f0659aa91b48"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3330972dea8ccf7a1ced609f24ce2474686efc374da8221681a1d50925c21574"
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 5086 (220) — Increases minimum monthly benefit under State SNAP Minimum Benefits Program from $50 to $95 and authorizes DHS to increase program benefit amount.

## 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/A5500/5086_I1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-5-0) `passage`
- **2023-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3491
- **2023-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.13. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff8b9947-74a8-4257-8c75-f0659aa91b48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).