republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/218/a-3979.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	"Dignity for Incarcerated Primary Caretaker Parents Act."	"Dignity for Incarcerated Primary Caretaker Parents Act."	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	218	A 3979	New Jersey A 3979 (218)	bill	CHILDREN CORRECTIONS	enacted	Cruz-Perez, Nilsa Greenstein, Linda R. Lopez, Yvonne Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina Ruiz, M. Teresa Vainieri Huttle, Valerie	3	13	7	2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00	2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/79a08547-0ff0-4451-b310-5694b38e17c1	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	d3548dff76745394c19e075b088d484c3bc3a1b34fe11a37e07b6b9cdb5da545	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey A 3979 (218) — "Dignity for Incarcerated Primary Caretaker Parents Act."

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Assembly Committee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
2. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
3. Reprint of Substitute (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — 7–1 (pass) · lower
• Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — 10–2 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 28–11 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 48–19 (pass) · lower
• Reported favorably out of committee — 5–0 (pass) · upper
• CONCUR IN SA — 50–13 (pass) · lower
• Reported favorably out of committee — 6–2 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
• Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
• Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
• Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
• Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
• Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
• Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
• Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
• Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
• Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
• McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
• Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
• Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
• Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
• Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
• Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
• Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
• Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00 Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee referral-committee
• 2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
• 2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (48-19-9) passage
• 2019-05-24T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee referral-committee
• 2019-12-05T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Substituted for S2540 (SCS/1R)
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (28-11) passage
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (50-13-5) passage
• 2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2019, c.288. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/79a08547-0ff0-4451-b310-5694b38e17c1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).