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type: "Bill"
title: "Requires institution of higher education to award appropriate credit for student's military service.*"
description: "Requires institution of higher education to award appropriate credit for student's military service.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 791"
citation: "New Jersey A 791 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Brown, Chris A.", "Danielsen, Joe", "Downey, Joann", "Land, R. Bruce", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Van Drew, Jeff", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08b69d69-b2bd-4de6-a2f0-430539db2f92"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "788d6c38a828d718cbe579f4f63d274fdfd1cafbc4129a01332292b1378bd484"
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 A 791 (218) — Requires institution of higher education to award appropriate credit for student's military 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/2018/Bills/A1000/791_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A1000/791_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- CONCUR IN SA — **730** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **400** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **30** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **60** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **780** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Gove, DiAnne C. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1618 (1R)
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.327. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08b69d69-b2bd-4de6-a2f0-430539db2f92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).