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type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes Montclair State University as public research university."
description: "Establishes Montclair State University as public research university."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 4969"
citation: "New Jersey A 4969 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Gill, Nia H.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Oliver, Sheila Y.", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b46127c7-11ed-4e18-aa9a-a662b0823b69"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "7ab2cb200bbf56abe600a28e4c0c589680aeaa7f81196b5239728434a36a17df"
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 4969 (217) — Establishes Montclair State University as public research university.
## 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/A5000/4969_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A5000/4969_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **60** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **130** (pass) · legislature
## Sponsors
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Oliver, Sheila Y. — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-07-04T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3281 (1R)
- **2017-07-04T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.178. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b46127c7-11ed-4e18-aa9a-a662b0823b69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).