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type: "Bill"
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title: "Requires institutions of higher education to provide alternative arrangements to students unable to complete certain assignments by regular due date or register for courses because of day of religious observance."
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description: "Requires institutions of higher education to provide alternative arrangements to students unable to complete certain assignments by regular due date or register for courses because of day of religious observance."
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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: "S 2397"
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citation: "New Jersey S 2397 (218)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["HIGHER ED", "MINORITY"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Gopal, Vin", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Schaer, Gary S."]
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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: "2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3afa2c5e-05c0-48cf-a3c6-47fc949cea23"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "b35cffa606bdaca0fb5c9e3c37fff0114cc4087c4db6709280b4fea5881689a8"
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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 2397 (218) — Requires institutions of higher education to provide alternative arrangements to students unable to complete certain assignments by regular due date or register for courses because of day of religious observance.
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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/S2500/2397_I1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
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- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
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- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
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- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
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- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
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- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3440
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- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
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- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.148. `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/3afa2c5e-05c0-48cf-a3c6-47fc949cea23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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