---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DOH to establish sanitization guidelines for hotels operating in State."
description: "Requires DOH to establish sanitization guidelines for hotels operating in State."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4131"
citation: "New Jersey A 4131 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "HOTELS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karabinchak, Robert J.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-06-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c31fee6-54a3-4ebf-8dac-24eb6706a401"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "58be96a190e0057a31a628560d05c98f9fe83928804c65709d735af2d3a7be31"
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 4131 (219) — Requires DOH to establish sanitization guidelines for hotels operating in State.

## 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/A4500/4131_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4131_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **8–2** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **26–13** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **51–26** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+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 (51-26-3) `passage`
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2479 (1R)
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (26-13) `passage`
- **2020-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.37. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c31fee6-54a3-4ebf-8dac-24eb6706a401`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).