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type: "Bill"
title: "Allows active duty service members to provide document other than DD-214 when claiming veterans' preference for civil service."
description: "Allows active duty service members to provide document other than DD-214 when claiming veterans' preference for civil service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2817"
citation: "New Jersey S 2817 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL SVC", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danielsen, Joe", "Downey, Joann", "Gopal, Vin", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Pennacchio, Joseph"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-08-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/baa0c1ba-324f-4888-b894-74e95d2d6a97"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4dffcd5797295f6531b0f56f5acd3a26e47e262f749320d96d587e2148834dec"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---
# New Jersey S 2817 (219) — Allows active duty service members to provide document other than DD-214 when claiming veterans' preference for civil service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3000/2817_I1.HTM)
## Votes
- Reported favorably out of committee — **40** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **60** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **690** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **370** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-08-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4624
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (69-0-1) `passage`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.340. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/baa0c1ba-324f-4888-b894-74e95d2d6a97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).