---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits individuals to submit TDI and family temporary disability leave claims to DOLWD prior to commencement of leave under certain circumstances and requires timely payment of benefits for such claims."
description: "Permits individuals to submit TDI and family temporary disability leave claims to DOLWD prior to commencement of leave under certain circumstances and requires timely payment of benefits for such claims."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4118"
citation: "New Jersey A 4118 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TEMP DISAB", "WAGES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Swain, Lisa", "Tully, P. Christopher"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-10-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a54b964-9966-4e67-8e90-38138172a3af"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "81f4eb0f426f5928db212341b159b0c831808f5793d0a8c4a7210d263b467f0a"
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 4118 (218) — Permits individuals to submit TDI and family temporary disability leave claims to DOLWD prior to commencement of leave under certain circumstances and requires timely payment of benefits for such claims.

## 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/A4500/4118_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4500/4118_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+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, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-1-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1838
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.128. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5a54b964-9966-4e67-8e90-38138172a3af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).