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type: "Bill"
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title: "Provides in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education to individuals living in NJ who are entitled to educational assistance under US Department of Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program."
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description: "Provides in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education to individuals living in NJ who are entitled to educational assistance under US Department of Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "218"
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identifier: "A 5390"
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citation: "New Jersey A 5390 (218)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["HIGHER ED", "VETERANS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Gopal, Vin", "Mukherji, Raj", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Timberlake, Britnee N.", "Tucker, Cleopatra G."]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 8
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1a58e33-5be9-42ee-bad1-969e009f720c"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "fc741f60f9f352f02cfebd58fcf15e4213425bf27ba541bd14894412bb1ac92a"
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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 A 5390 (218) — Provides in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education to individuals living in NJ who are entitled to educational assistance under US Department of Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program.
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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/2018/Bills/A9999/5390_I1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- EMERGENCY — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
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- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
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- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
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- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
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- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
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- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
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- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
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- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
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- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
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- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
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- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
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- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
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- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
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- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
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- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
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- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3789
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- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (36-0) (Gopal)
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- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
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- **2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.264. `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/f1a58e33-5be9-42ee-bad1-969e009f720c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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