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type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes veterans' preference for affordable housing in certain housing projects."
description: "Establishes veterans' preference for affordable housing in certain housing projects."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 2199"
citation: "New Jersey A 2199 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AFFORD HOUS", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Downey, Joann", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Rodriguez-Gregg, Maria", "Singleton, Troy", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35245bd7-3492-4b31-ba43-e512f4917edf"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0f1ba56c6666a7968036e2916bea45ff29a416ad70a64ec74a3ddabde45ab81e"
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 2199 (217) — Establishes veterans' preference for affordable housing in certain housing projects.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2500/2199_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2500/2199_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- Reported favorably out of committee — **50** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **370** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **60** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **750** (pass) · legislature
## Sponsors
- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Rodriguez-Gregg, Maria — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Allen, Diane B. — cosponsor (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- Cardinale, Gerald — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Toole, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Rumana, Scott T. — cosponsor (person)
- Smith, Bob — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Samuel D. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S744 (1R)
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.19. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35245bd7-3492-4b31-ba43-e512f4917edf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).