l9n/ New Jersey

2024–2025 Session

Senate Bill 3961

Requires public and certain nonpublic schools to offer no-fee option to parents for making school lunch and other payments; requires payment processing platforms used by certain schools to provide users with information on user fees.*

Became P.L.2025, c.94, on July 8, 2025.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

3 co-sponsors

Angela V. McKnight, Benjie E. Wimberly, Renee C. Burgess

In the General Assembly

1 co-sponsor

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson

Its course

December 12, 2024 to July 8, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action10 actions on 8 days

In the SenateDec 12 to Feb 2575 days

EducationDec 12 to Jan 3049 days

In the General AssemblyFeb 25 to May 2286 days

EducationFeb 25 to May 872 days

Back in the SenateMay 22 to Jun 211 days

With the GovernorJun 2 to Jul 836 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jan 30, 2025

  • General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 8, 2025

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Dec 12 – Feb 25, 2025

  1. Dec 12Introduced in the Senate and sent to Education
  2. Jan 30, 2025Education recommended it as amended
  3. Read a second time
  4. Feb 25, 2025Passed the Senate, 38 to 0

In the General Assembly Feb 25, 2025 – May 22, 2025

  1. Feb 25, 2025Arrived in the General Assembly
  2. Sent to Education
  3. May 8, 2025Education recommended it as amended
  4. Read a second time
  5. May 22, 2025Passed the General Assembly, 78 to 0

Back in the Senate May 29, 2025 – Jun 2, 2025

  1. May 29, 2025Returned to the Senate to agree to the General Assembly's changes
  2. Jun 2, 2025Passed the Senate, 38 to 0, and so both houses

To the Governor Jul 8, 2025

  1. Jul 8, 2025Signed by the Governor
  2. Became P.L.2025, c.94
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Dec 12INT 1RS REF SEDSenate
  2. Jan 30, 2025REP/SCA 2RSSenate
  3. Feb 25, 2025PSSenate
  4. Feb 25, 2025R/A REF AEDGeneral Assembly
  5. May 8, 2025REP/ACA 2RAGeneral Assembly
  6. May 22, 2025SUB FORGeneral Assembly
  7. May 22, 2025PAGeneral Assembly
  8. May 29, 2025R/S 2RSCSenate
  9. Jun 2, 2025PS PBHSenate
  10. Jul 8, 2025APPGovernor