---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns eligibility for extended unemployment benefits."
description: "Concerns eligibility for extended unemployment benefits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4852"
citation: "New Jersey A 4852 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["UNEMPL COMP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Pou, Nellie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-12-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6858886e-2d32-4442-af1f-9411b6ae68d3"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "762586793348befcb8814f36a597f294998fb1e844ccc939440ad533cd5c6660"
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 4852 (219) — Concerns eligibility for extended unemployment benefits.

## 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/A5000/4852_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4852_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- McClellan, Antwan L. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Simonsen, Erik K. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — 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 Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-11-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3063 (1R)
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.131. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6858886e-2d32-4442-af1f-9411b6ae68d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).