---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows public bodies to conduct meetings, and provide notice, by electronic means during periods of emergency."
description: "Allows public bodies to conduct meetings, and provide notice, by electronic means during periods of emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 3850"
citation: "New Jersey A 3850 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERG MGMT", "PUB RECORDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Addiego, Dawn Marie", "Beach, James", "Bucco, Anthony M.", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.", "DeCroce, BettyLou", "Holzapfel, James W.", "Madden, Fred H.", "Moen, William F.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "O'Scanlon, Declan J.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Singer, Robert W.", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03e7007b-5b59-463e-9bf9-3194ccbfb9d3"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "547072edc0881c3933fe6e537e8617d388711b325b125c931e18be0ac326d280"
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 3850 (219) — Allows public bodies to conduct meetings, and provide notice, by electronic means during periods of emergency.

## 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/2020/Bills/A4000/3850_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **64–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Addiego, Dawn Marie — primary (person)
- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — primary (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — primary (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Moen, William F. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (63-0-0) (Greenwald)
- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (64-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2294
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
- **2020-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.11. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03e7007b-5b59-463e-9bf9-3194ccbfb9d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).