---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Safety."
description: "Establishes New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Safety."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4481"
citation: "New Jersey A 4481 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH FAC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Codey, Richard J.", "Gove, DiAnne C.", "Moen, William F.", "Quijano, Annette", "Rice, Ronald L.", "Sumter, Shavonda E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-09-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17fef5eb-1d91-405d-9fae-3bb9582212d0"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "44b4d1509f0553646fb4f3bbdde4c25901a5869ddcab9ca10e65b7637e5075b8"
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 4481 (219) — Establishes New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Safety.

## 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/A4500/4481_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4481_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Gove, DiAnne C. — primary (person)
- Moen, William F. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Rice, Ronald L. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2787 (1R)
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-09-16T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.88. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17fef5eb-1d91-405d-9fae-3bb9582212d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).