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type: "Bill"
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title: "Extends full protection of Law Against Discrimination to persons having liability for service in Armed Forces of United States; guarantees equal employment opportunity in State contracting to all veterans."
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description: "Extends full protection of Law Against Discrimination to persons having liability for service in Armed Forces of United States; guarantees equal employment opportunity in State contracting to all veterans."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "217"
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identifier: "S 726"
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citation: "New Jersey S 726 (217)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CIVIL RIGHTS", "LABOR", "VETERANS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Downey, Joann", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Oroho, Steven V."]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 10
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/106216d8-97ae-45fb-bf71-3a2cdb3cc9e3"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "316eb04b32e725bf5773806cb72b04330ebe76f5fedc904111d2035886e50130"
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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 726 (217) — Extends full protection of Law Against Discrimination to persons having liability for service in Armed Forces of United States; guarantees equal employment opportunity in State contracting to all veterans.
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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/2016/Bills/S1000/726_I1.HTM)
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2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/726_R1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
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- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
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- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
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- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
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- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
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- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
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- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
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- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
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- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
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- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
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- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2016-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
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- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4460 (1R)
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- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
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- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
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- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
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- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.184. `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/106216d8-97ae-45fb-bf71-3a2cdb3cc9e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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