---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires disclosure letter be included with mail falsely implying State government connection."
description: "Requires disclosure letter be included with mail falsely implying State government connection."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4834"
citation: "New Jersey A 4834 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSUMER PRO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Pou, Nellie", "Quijano, Annette", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f80a1e1f-c0b0-4a7d-aa15-c0fb8e5cf260"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ea54dafe3001f8f6754d8339e3f83820086c4954cf6cf2ab4d2ec59b1051859a"
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 4834 (219) — Requires disclosure letter be included with mail falsely implying State government connection.

## 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/A5000/4834_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4834_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR GOV REC — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3474
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.325. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f80a1e1f-c0b0-4a7d-aa15-c0fb8e5cf260`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).