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type: "Bill"
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title: "Renames \"board of chosen freeholders\" to \"board of county commissioners\" and \"freeholder\" and \"chosen freeholder\" to \"county commissioner\"; requires counties to update materials to reflect this title change."
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description: "Renames \"board of chosen freeholders\" to \"board of county commissioners\" and \"freeholder\" and \"chosen freeholder\" to \"county commissioner\"; requires counties to update materials to reflect this title change."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "219"
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identifier: "S 855"
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citation: "New Jersey S 855 (219)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["COMMISSIONS", "COUNTIES", "INTERNET"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["DeCroce, BettyLou", "Gopal, Vin", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Pennacchio, Joseph", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 7
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2020-08-21T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c1c76ba-5a84-41e8-8501-5949b79e7714"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "882dd6ce8256e2e37919d92a75ee7198b4daa51fc0f154e512beae5883fb4680"
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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 855 (219) — Renames "board of chosen freeholders" to "board of county commissioners" and "freeholder" and "chosen freeholder" to "county commissioner"; requires counties to update materials to reflect this title change.
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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/2020/Bills/S1000/855_I1.HTM)
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2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1000/855_R1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **61–12** (pass) · lower
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–6** (pass) · upper
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- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- DeCroce, BettyLou — primary (person)
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- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
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- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
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- Pennacchio, Joseph — primary (person)
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- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
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- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
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- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
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- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
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- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
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- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
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- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
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- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
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- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
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- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
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- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
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- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
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- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
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- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
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- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
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- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
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- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2020-07-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (32-6) `passage`
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- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
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- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3594
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- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (61-12-4) `passage`
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- **2020-08-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.67. `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/6c1c76ba-5a84-41e8-8501-5949b79e7714`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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