---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for merger of Bloomfield College with Montclair State University; expands powers and property of Montclair State University; and expands State college risk management group."
description: "Provides for merger of Bloomfield College with Montclair State University; expands powers and property of Montclair State University; and expands State college risk management group."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 3848"
citation: "New Jersey S 3848 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burgess, Renee C.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Timberlake, Britnee N.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-15T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fcdb1c5e-798a-4215-84ad-16ccd9b62bcd"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "24067ae2e4e2f8cc787d2490a8f88eefc7fb7414816b970e577958bea5811ee2"
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 3848 (220) — Provides for merger of Bloomfield College with Montclair State University; expands powers and property of Montclair State University; and expands State college risk management group.

## 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/S4000/3848_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 6/22/23 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S4000/3848_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint SBA 6/12/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S4000/3848_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Burgess, Renee C. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Corrado, Kristin M. — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Umba, Brandon E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5470 (2R)
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `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) (37-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.65. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fcdb1c5e-798a-4215-84ad-16ccd9b62bcd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).