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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Requires DOH to publish total number of COVID-19 deaths and cases in long-term care facilities.*"
+description: "Requires DOH to publish total number of COVID-19 deaths and cases in long-term care facilities.*"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "219"
+identifier: "A 4861"
+citation: "New Jersey A 4861 (219)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["DISEASE", "HEALTH FAC", "VETERANS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Gopal, Vin", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Verrelli, Anthony S.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 7
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5879630-e8df-4c96-aa70-75e1eb7c6d2e"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "ba6a30aeb35479888b4bcfffceeec700a9ca7bcbdfabdb7a3264d37ab48b6666"
+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 A 4861 (219) — Requires DOH to publish total number of COVID-19 deaths and cases in long-term care facilities.*
+
+## 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/2020/Bills/A5000/4861_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4861_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Armato, John — primary (person)
+- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
+- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
+- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
+- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
+- DeCroce, BettyLou — cosponsor (person)
+- DePhillips, Christopher P. — cosponsor (person)
+- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
+- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
+- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
+- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
+- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
+- McClellan, Antwan L. — cosponsor (person)
+- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
+- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
+- Simonsen, Erik K. — cosponsor (person)
+- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
+- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
+- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
+- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
+- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3041 (2R)
+- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
+- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.300. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5879630-e8df-4c96-aa70-75e1eb7c6d2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+