---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes temporary rate adjustment for certain nursing facilities; appropriates $62.3 million."
description: "Authorizes temporary rate adjustment for certain nursing facilities; appropriates $62.3 million."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4547"
citation: "New Jersey A 4547 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH FAC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-08-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-09-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6cc2bcc4-5881-4bc3-b8e7-4bdee74e473b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4d89c9069f9b7eb8bdb94befa551bd4badd02d02b3aa5fc4092d0a8131945dd5"
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 4547 (219) — Authorizes temporary rate adjustment for certain nursing facilities; appropriates $62.3 million.

## 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/A5000/4547_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4547_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **67–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-13T04:00:00+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 and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (67-8-3) `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 S2813 (1R)
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2020-09-16T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.90. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6cc2bcc4-5881-4bc3-b8e7-4bdee74e473b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).