republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/218/a-5390.md

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Bill	Provides in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education to individuals living in NJ who are entitled to educational assistance under US Department of Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program.	Provides in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education to individuals living in NJ who are entitled to educational assistance under US Department of Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	218	A 5390	New Jersey A 5390 (218)	bill	HIGHER ED VETERANS	enacted	Gopal, Vin Mukherji, Raj Oroho, Steven V. Timberlake, Britnee N. Tucker, Cleopatra G.	1	8	4	2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00	2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/f1a58e33-5be9-42ee-bad1-969e009f720c	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	fc741f60f9f352f02cfebd58fcf15e4213425bf27ba541bd14894412bb1ac92a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey A 5390 (218) — Provides in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education to individuals living in NJ who are entitled to educational assistance under US Department of Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• EMERGENCY — 36–0 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 37–0 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 76–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported favorably out of committee — 6–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
• Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
• Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
• Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
• Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
• Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
• Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
• Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
• Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
• Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
• Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
• Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
• Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
• McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
• Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
• Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
• Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
• Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
• Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
• Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
• Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (76-0-0) passage
• 2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
• 2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for S3789
• 2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00 Emergency Resolution (36-0) (Gopal)
• 2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) passage
• 2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2019, c.264. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f1a58e33-5be9-42ee-bad1-969e009f720c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).