republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/219/s-2765.md

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Bill	Requires Civil Services Commission to undertake various initiatives to increase diversity and inclusivity within law enforcement agencies.	Requires Civil Services Commission to undertake various initiatives to increase diversity and inclusivity within law enforcement agencies.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	219	S 2765	New Jersey S 2765 (219)	bill	CIVIL SVC MINORITY POLICE	enacted	Johnson, Gordon M. Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina Rice, Ronald L. Ruiz, M. Teresa Sweeney, Stephen M.	2	12	6	2020-08-03T04:00:00+00:00	2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/0bbf3433-adec-4237-953b-edbb786e9a9b	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	c3fcfea319d546de2d0c7362c2a7dfaabd67fd89a472ce343037c1b3bb32e8b9	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey S 2765 (219) — Requires Civil Services Commission to undertake various initiatives to increase diversity and inclusivity within law enforcement agencies.

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 — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported favorably out of committee — 11–0 (pass) · lower
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 75–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported favorably out of committee — 6–0 (pass) · upper
• CONCUR ASMB AMEND — 36–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported favorably out of committee — 5–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
• Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
• Rice, Ronald L. — primary (person)
• Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
• Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
• Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
• Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
• Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
• Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
• Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
• Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
• Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
• Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
• Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
• Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
• Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
• Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-08-03T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2020-08-25T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (38-0) passage
• 2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee referral-committee
• 2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00 Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee referral-committee
• 2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00 Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) amendment-passage
• 2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A4542 (1R)
• 2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (75-0-0) passage
• 2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• 2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) passage
• 2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2021, c.234. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0bbf3433-adec-4237-953b-edbb786e9a9b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).