---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act\"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers."
description: "\"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act\"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 716"
citation: "New Jersey S 716 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMER SVCS", "EMERG MGMT", "FIREFIGHTERS", "POLICE", "WORKERS COMP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Quijano, Annette", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bf3ae7a-aae5-42dd-9c1d-faf31ea1dd69"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f4cfc1922d842cb64c85c16cec717d3d2a29211e704a489dea081ce966a921a5"
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 716 (218) — "Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.

## 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/S1000/716_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/716_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **29–4** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–5** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (29-4) `passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1741 (1R)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-5-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2019-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.156. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5bf3ae7a-aae5-42dd-9c1d-faf31ea1dd69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).