---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ensures insurance coverage for certain persons attending school graduation exercises in July and August of 2020.*"
description: "Ensures insurance coverage for certain persons attending school graduation exercises in July and August of 2020.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4227"
citation: "New Jersey A 4227 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "INSURANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Quijano, Annette", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-06-08T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32be4100-3021-4210-b75c-13b703f6becb"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "86a558ffb9531a94446f011175f74ffcc4a941ba13197e874645fda5e6bee09b"
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 4227 (219) — Ensures insurance coverage for certain persons attending school graduation exercises in July and August of 2020.*

## 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/A4500/4227_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4227_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2558 (2R)
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.56. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32be4100-3021-4210-b75c-13b703f6becb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).