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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Makes New Jersey National Guard members with NGB-22 form eligible for certain veterans' benefits."
description: "Makes New Jersey National Guard members with NGB-22 form eligible for certain veterans' benefits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2538"
citation: "New Jersey S 2538 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "DeCroce, BettyLou", "Kean, Sean T.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Pennacchio, Joseph", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e84bdfe-7b2d-4dcd-85a2-22bfc9464946"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4592e91a3ef805959e94580f7c69809ee05a0bb9c6a2243d764936ea362cb1df"
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 S 2538 (218) — Makes New Jersey National Guard members with NGB-22 form eligible for certain veterans' benefits.
## 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/S3000/2538_I1.HTM)
## Votes
- Reported favorably out of committee — **40** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **330** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **60** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **750** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Armato, John — primary (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — primary (person)
- Kean, Sean T. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-07-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-0) `passage`
- **2018-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3455
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.255. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e84bdfe-7b2d-4dcd-85a2-22bfc9464946`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).