---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic Task Force on Racial and Health Disparities.*"
description: "Establishes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic Task Force on Racial and Health Disparities.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4004"
citation: "New Jersey A 4004 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "EMERG MGMT", "HEALTH", "MINORITY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter, Linda S.", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Pou, Nellie", "Sumter, Shavonda E."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/785a8358-173a-4439-a022-ca8b17c0dded"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "6315ca068b875e16e165ffe41e5bf03e8f46435ccc6c9e3a28fa86ce9c63449c"
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 4004 (219) — Establishes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic Task Force on Racial and Health Disparities.*

## 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/A4500/4004_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4004_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4004_R5.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **69–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — 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 Health Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (26-0) (Cunningham) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (27-0) (Pou) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2410 (3R)
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (69-0-1) `passage`
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-4) `passage`
- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.106. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/785a8358-173a-4439-a022-ca8b17c0dded`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).