---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies provisions of Cultural Arts Incentives Program, New Jersey Aspire Program, and Grow New Jersey Program; eliminates Community-Anchored Development Program.*"
description: "Modifies provisions of Cultural Arts Incentives Program, New Jersey Aspire Program, and Grow New Jersey Program; eliminates Community-Anchored Development Program.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5378"
citation: "New Jersey A 5378 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ARTS AND CUL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Abdelaziz, Al", "Carter, Linda S.", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e47b19b-3418-4504-95f8-f5cca8a475f6"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "904cd4535366da0b160c45274d7ca3fd0272e40f2335e6e6f67af07cf263d690"
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 5378 (221) — Modifies provisions of Cultural Arts Incentives Program, New Jersey Aspire Program, and Grow New Jersey Program; eliminates Community-Anchored Development 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/2024/A5500/5378_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 5/15/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5378_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint SBA 6/26/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5378_R1a.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **9–4** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **57–21** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–4** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **63–16** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **27–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Abdelaziz, Al — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (57-21-0) `passage`
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4255 (2R)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (27-12) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (63-16-1) `passage`
- **2025-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.127. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e47b19b-3418-4504-95f8-f5cca8a475f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).