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type: "Bill"
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title: "Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education."
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description: "Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "219"
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identifier: "S 108"
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citation: "New Jersey S 108 (219)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CIVIL RIGHTS", "HIGHER ED"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Caputo, Ralph R.", "Gill, Nia H.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Wirths, Harold J."]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b770177-bbcf-4148-b51e-5c8788ed4265"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "1c5687d8f6d2e503a16b5ce59f6552c9a198a11a1ed3681fe369b5a6ee2199c8"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
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---
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# New Jersey S 108 (219) — Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S0500/108_I1.HTM)
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2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S0500/108_R1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- CONCUR GOV REC — **66–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
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- CONCUR GOV REC — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- ADOPT GR — **35–1** (pass) · upper
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- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Caputo, Ralph R. — primary (person)
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- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
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- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
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- Wirths, Harold J. — primary (person)
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- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
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- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
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- DePhillips, Christopher P. — cosponsor (person)
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- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
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- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
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- Doherty, Michael J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
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- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
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- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
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- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
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- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
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- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
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- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
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- Peters, Ryan E. — cosponsor (person)
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- Peterson, Erik — cosponsor (person)
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- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
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- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
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- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Stanfield, Jean — cosponsor (person)
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- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
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- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
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- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
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- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
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- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
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- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
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- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A169 (1R)
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- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
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- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
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- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
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- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
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- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (35-1)
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- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
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- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
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- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (66-0-1) `passage`
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- **2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.309. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b770177-bbcf-4148-b51e-5c8788ed4265`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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