---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires that State employee serve as Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action officer for gubernatorial transitions."
description: "Requires that State employee serve as Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action officer for gubernatorial transitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 5624"
citation: "New Jersey A 5624 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL RIGHTS", "GOVERNOR", "LABOR", "STATE OFFICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Corrado, Kristin M.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Munoz, Nancy F.", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c6fc66e-48a5-488c-8f86-88b679833ceb"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "549e74388f6991265cd53603fef23e31ae87c4c8c935600e1393cc5e72b0d4ad"
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 5624 (218) — Requires that State employee serve as Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action officer for gubernatorial transitions.

## 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/A9999/5624_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Corrado, Kristin M. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-1) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3975
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.344. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c6fc66e-48a5-488c-8f86-88b679833ceb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).