---
type: "Bill"
title: "Makes supplemental appropriation of $15 million to DEP for implementation of Electric School Bus Program."
description: "Makes supplemental appropriation of $15 million to DEP for implementation of Electric School Bus Program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 3044"
citation: "New Jersey S 3044 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCH TRANS", "SUPPL APPROP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-09-22T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b709908d-303a-43e2-b2e8-408c159ebabd"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c620853fcf6090cc9811304c1f13246a13ad34488326710bdf2f0883aaed5702"
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 3044 (220) — Makes supplemental appropriation of $15 million to DEP for implementation of Electric School Bus Program.

## 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/S3500/3044_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint ATR 6/15/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3500/3044_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3500/3044_R2.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (23-11) `passage`
- **2022-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4716 (1R)
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (49-27-1) `passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (26-9) `passage`
- **2023-11-27T05:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (21-11)
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (22-12) `passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (47-19-1) `passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.192. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b709908d-303a-43e2-b2e8-408c159ebabd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).