republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/218/s-768.md

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Bill	Requires institutions of higher education to develop open textbook plan.	Requires institutions of higher education to develop open textbook plan.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	218	S 768	New Jersey S 768 (218)	bill	HIGHER ED	enacted	Cruz-Perez, Nilsa Cunningham, Sandra B. Danielsen, Joe DeAngelo, Wayne P. Jasey, Mila M. McKnight, Angela V. Pinkin, Nancy J. Taliaferro, Adam J. Wimberly, Benjie E.	2	9	4	2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00	2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/7e0e10cd-e4c4-4ff1-8e46-1be527fb8a16	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	55947840a76b45593a7c23e630fcc56ee6ecda0dd4c4185650ce5f8661fff31c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey S 768 (218) — Requires institutions of higher education to develop open textbook plan.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
2. Reprint (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 77–0 (pass) · lower
• CONCUR ASMB AMEND — 37–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — 9–0 (pass) · lower
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 40–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
• Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
• Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
• DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
• Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
• McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
• Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
• Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
• Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
• Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
• Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
• Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
• Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
• Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
• Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
• Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
• Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
• Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
• Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
• Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading introduction
• 2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (40-0) passage
• 2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee referral-committee
• 2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A327/1149/3254 (ACS)
• 2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (77-0-0) passage
• 2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• 2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) passage
• 2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2019, c.77. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7e0e10cd-e4c4-4ff1-8e46-1be527fb8a16. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).