---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises law concerning family leave, temporary disability and family temporary disability leave, and domestic or sexual violence safety leave."
description: "Revises law concerning family leave, temporary disability and family temporary disability leave, and domestic or sexual violence safety leave."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 3975"
citation: "New Jersey A 3975 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOMESTIC VIO", "SEX OFFEND", "TEMP DISAB"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Downey, Joann", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Quijano, Annette", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-02-19T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11bc875a-075b-4a8c-ba07-9735b5bcfb39"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8f789719ce3077be4ada53f6e35ecd3c3749af18935195864ed4194be8c39341"
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 3975 (218) — Revises law concerning family leave, temporary disability and family temporary disability leave, and domestic or sexual violence safety leave.

## 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/A4000/3975_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4000/3975_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **26–12** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **51–18** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **28–3** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–3** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **53–21** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (53-21-2) `passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (28-3) (Diegnan) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2528 (3R)
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (26-12) `passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (51-18-2) `passage`
- **2019-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.37. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11bc875a-075b-4a8c-ba07-9735b5bcfb39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).