republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/219/a-4454.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	Requires school districts to include instruction on diversity and inclusion as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.*	Requires school districts to include instruction on diversity and inclusion as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.*	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	219	A 4454	New Jersey A 4454 (219)	bill	CURRICULA SCH BOARDS	enacted	Codey, Richard J. Murphy, Carol A. Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina Ruiz, M. Teresa Smith, Bob Verrelli, Anthony S.	2	12	6	2020-07-27T04:00:00+00:00	2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/ed4500ab-8d82-4879-b760-063724697ee1	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	7e954753459ecc1e8ffccf4aba75acb4ed1c012f132d8a61b864fb3506208780	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey A 4454 (219) — Requires school districts to include instruction on diversity and inclusion as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.*

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

• CONCUR IN SA — 46–29 (pass) · lower
• TABLE MOTION — 25–15 (pass) · upper
• Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — 6–0 (pass) · lower
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 26–13 (pass) · upper
• Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — 4–2 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 52–10 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
• Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
• Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
• Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
• Smith, Bob — primary (person)
• Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
• Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
• Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
• Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
• Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
• Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
• Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
• Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
• McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
• Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
• Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
• Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
• Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
• Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
• Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
• Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-07-27T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (52-10-10) passage
• 2020-11-05T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee referral-committee
• 2020-12-07T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00 Substituted for S2781 (1R)
• 2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00 Motion To Sa (Pennacchio)
• 2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00 Motion To Table Sa (25-15) (Weinberg)
• 2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (26-13) passage
• 2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• 2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (46-29-0) passage
• 2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2021, c.32. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ed4500ab-8d82-4879-b760-063724697ee1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).