---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises laws concerning delegation of parental or caregiver powers and standby guardianship for minor child or ward.*"
description: "Revises laws concerning delegation of parental or caregiver powers and standby guardianship for minor child or ward.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4640"
citation: "New Jersey A 4640 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD CUSTOD", "JUDICIARY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mukherji, Raj", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Pou, Nellie", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-08-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d1e6c49-c447-4bba-9a87-ed711c7d4583"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "46dd7b8e406f583edada2783de331abcf5da5ba7f4ecb06c50ace1e4a2fcd91a"
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 4640 (219) — Revises laws concerning delegation of parental or caregiver powers and standby guardianship for minor child or ward.*

## 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/A5000/4640_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4640_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2886 (2R)
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-08-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.192. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d1e6c49-c447-4bba-9a87-ed711c7d4583`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).