---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns attorney fees for workers' compensation awards."
description: "Concerns attorney fees for workers' compensation awards."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2145"
citation: "New Jersey S 2145 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["JUDICIARY", "WORKERS COMP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Downey, Joann", "Mukherji, Raj", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd3d128d-a3c5-406e-b326-2967e1ee2e65"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e1d23a11a7e28e8351e6b5d849c48ca412e34855a7c374609c19fbe12068f4d8"
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 S 2145 (218) — Concerns attorney fees for workers' compensation awards.

## 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/S2500/2145_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **50–25** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **24–12** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (24-12) `passage`
- **2018-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2510
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (50-25-1) `passage`
- **2018-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.105. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd3d128d-a3c5-406e-b326-2967e1ee2e65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).