---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires hotels to provide panic devices to certain hotel employees for protection from unsafe working conditions while performing housekeeping duties.*"
description: "Requires hotels to provide panic devices to certain hotel employees for protection from unsafe working conditions while performing housekeeping duties.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2986"
citation: "New Jersey S 2986 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOTELS", "PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Tucker, Cleopatra G.", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cad3fa60-4064-4d1c-9439-9f26200fc573"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "48ebf916de61f682ea11b442e327d0e2dd4906e35207367da5eb46bd88adeef9"
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 2986 (218) — Requires hotels to provide panic devices to certain hotel employees for protection from unsafe working conditions while performing housekeeping duties.*

## 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/S3000/2986_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2986_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Armato) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4439 (2R)
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.123. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cad3fa60-4064-4d1c-9439-9f26200fc573`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).