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Senate bill · 222

S 3453

Establishes pilot program in DOE to use therapy dogs in public elementary school wellness programs.

Progress

108 days from first to latest action, across 4 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 9

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 9

  3. Heard in committee

    May 11

  4. Reported from committee

    May 11

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 28

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

General AssemblySenateMarAprMay

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

Reported favorably out of committee

Senate · May 11, 2026

Passed 4–0

4 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

3RDG FINAL PASSAGE

Senate · May 28, 2026

Passed 36–0

36 Yea

0 Nay

4 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by New Jersey Legislature.

  1. Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee Education

    May 28, 2026 · General Assembly

  2. Passed by the Senate (36-0)

    May 28, 2026 · Senate

  3. Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading Education

    May 11, 2026 · Senate

  4. Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee Education

    Feb 9, 2026 · Senate

Authors

and 3 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Latham Tiver cosponsorR
  • Kristin Corrado cosponsorR
  • Angela McKnight cosponsorD

In committee

  • Education

    Senate

    Referred Feb 9, 2026 · heard May 11, 2026 · reported after 91 days

  • Education

    General Assembly

    Referred May 28, 2026 · never reported

Bill text

S 3453 (222) · Polis