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type: "Bill"
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title: "Requires institution of higher education to award appropriate credit for student's military service.*"
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description: "Requires institution of higher education to award appropriate credit for student's military service.*"
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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 791"
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citation: "New Jersey A 791 (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: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Brown, Chris A.", "Danielsen, Joe", "Downey, Joann", "Land, R. Bruce", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Van Drew, Jeff", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 10
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08b69d69-b2bd-4de6-a2f0-430539db2f92"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "788d6c38a828d718cbe579f4f63d274fdfd1cafbc4129a01332292b1378bd484"
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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 791 (218) — Requires institution of higher education to award appropriate credit for student's military service.*
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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/A1000/791_I1.HTM)
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2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A1000/791_R1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- CONCUR IN SA — **73–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **3–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
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- Brown, Chris A. — primary (person)
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- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
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- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
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- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
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- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
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- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
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- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
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- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
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- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
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- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
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- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
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- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
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- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
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- Gove, DiAnne C. — cosponsor (person)
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- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
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- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
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- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
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- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
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- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
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- Pinkin, Nancy J. — 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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- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
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- **2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1618 (1R)
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- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
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- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
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- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
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- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.327. `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/08b69d69-b2bd-4de6-a2f0-430539db2f92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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