---
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: "220"
identifier: "A 5549"
citation: "New Jersey A 5549 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMER SVCS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Pou, Nellie", "Singleton, Troy", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe98a4ac-8622-4ef3-97cf-20d09a3fc64f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "823a34783c953b501e37d809f31275950f1889db0e1e8eee6afe4d988413b49d"
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 5549 (220) — 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](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A6000/5549_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AHU 11/30/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A6000/5549_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Piperno, Marilyn — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-5-1) `passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3960 (1R)
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.198. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe98a4ac-8622-4ef3-97cf-20d09a3fc64f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).