republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/219/s-2953.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	Expands scope of inmate reentry assistance and benefits.	Expands scope of inmate reentry assistance and benefits.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	219	S 2953	New Jersey S 2953 (219)	bill	CORRECTIONS	enacted	Cunningham, Sandra B. Mukherji, Raj Quijano, Annette Sweeney, Stephen M. Verrelli, Anthony S.	3	13	7	2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00	2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/6cc650b8-efba-47f3-9b97-af753958cbac	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	f46fd5d9ed39b48853cb81162c8ea45036857acdcdab904721f8f0520d8a6a4d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey S 2953 (219) — Expands scope of inmate reentry assistance and benefits.

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
3. Reprint Conditional Veto (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• CONCUR GOV REC — 58–9 (pass) · lower
• AMEND — 21–0 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 59–14 (pass) · lower
• Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — 6–0 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 35–4 (pass) · upper
• ADOPT GR — 33–0 (pass) · upper
• CONCUR GOV REC — 34–5 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
• Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
• Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
• Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
• Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
• Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
• Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
• Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
• Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
• Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
• Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
• Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00 Senate Amendment (21-0) (Cunningham) amendment-passage
• 2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (35-4) passage
• 2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
• 2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A4785 (3R)
• 2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (59-14-0) passage
• 2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00 Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate executive-veto
• 2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (33-0)
• 2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (34-5) passage
• 2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
• 2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (58-9-0) passage
• 2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2021, c.312. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6cc650b8-efba-47f3-9b97-af753958cbac. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).