republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/218/s-869.md

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Bill	Permits establishment by county and four-year institutions of higher education of three plus one degree programs for receipt of baccalaureate degree after spending three years at county college and one year at senior institution.	Permits establishment by county and four-year institutions of higher education of three plus one degree programs for receipt of baccalaureate degree after spending three years at county college and one year at senior institution.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	218	S 869	New Jersey S 869 (218)	bill	HIGHER ED	enacted	Benson, Daniel R. Cunningham, Sandra B. Jimenez, Angelica M. Lagana, Joseph A. Muoio, Elizabeth Maher Oroho, Steven V. Sweeney, Stephen M. Vainieri Huttle, Valerie	2	9	4	2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00	2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/b66a6b94-2f99-472c-883f-8b8dfbbabbd4	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	2b72444bd8a751816770c58dce7ad9173000acb5d356e33945214b30bec0bca3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey S 869 (218) — Permits establishment by county and four-year institutions of higher education of three plus one degree programs for receipt of baccalaureate degree after spending three years at county college and one year at senior institution.

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 — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• CONCUR ASMB AMEND — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — 8–0 (pass) · lower
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 78–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
• Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
• Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
• Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
• Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
• Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
• Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
• Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
• Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
• Barclay, Arthur — cosponsor (person)
• Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
• Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
• Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
• Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
• Schaer, Gary S. — 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
• 2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A1890 (1R)
• 2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (78-0-0) passage
• 2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• 2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) passage
• 2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2018, c.144. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b66a6b94-2f99-472c-883f-8b8dfbbabbd4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).