---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes the issuance of \"coronavirus relief bonds\" by municipalities and counties."
description: "Authorizes the issuance of \"coronavirus relief bonds\" by municipalities and counties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 3971"
citation: "New Jersey A 3971 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BONDS", "COUNTIES", "DISEASE", "MUNICIPALITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Coughlin, Craig J.", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "DeCroce, BettyLou", "Gopal, Vin", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-08-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfab4d4d-515a-4a72-b9a6-e1a50e7c5cef"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "1e5e6f37f09cc5d2a197eb62ee122ff3ca43d703351b00e0631bb57fc87ab0d8"
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 3971 (219) — Authorizes the issuance of "coronavirus relief bonds" by municipalities and counties.

## 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/A4000/3971_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4000/3971_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4000/3971_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **26–14** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **26–13** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **57–20** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–3** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **54–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Sacco, Nicholas J. — cosponsor (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (57-20-3) `passage`
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2475
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (26-14) `passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (54-23-1) `passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (26-13) `passage`
- **2020-08-31T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.74. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfab4d4d-515a-4a72-b9a6-e1a50e7c5cef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).