---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits local units and authorities to waive interest and lien enforcement for certain delinquent water and sewer utility payments during emergency circumstances."
description: "Permits local units and authorities to waive interest and lien enforcement for certain delinquent water and sewer utility payments during emergency circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4126"
citation: "New Jersey A 4126 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUTH - LOCAL", "EMERG MGMT", "PUBLIC UTIL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.", "Egan, Joseph V.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Pinkin, Nancy J."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-06-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed0f8b2e-27e1-44b4-a643-b08b5e5be59a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a66829bd4427c42f3dfe983ce999303cec3fca3fa16eed192a76a032709fe0af"
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 4126 (219) — Permits local units and authorities to waive interest and lien enforcement for certain delinquent water and sewer utility payments during emergency circumstances.

## 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/A4500/4126_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4126_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **80–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — primary (person)
- Egan, Joseph V. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — 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 Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (80-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2526
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2020-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.39. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed0f8b2e-27e1-44b4-a643-b08b5e5be59a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).