---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reduces or delays increases in employer unemployment taxes related to benefits paid during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic state of emergency."
description: "Reduces or delays increases in employer unemployment taxes related to benefits paid during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic state of emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4853"
citation: "New Jersey A 4853 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUS TAXES", "DISEASE", "UNEMPL COMP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenwald, Louis D.", "Madden, Fred H.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-01-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fae20e32-9158-41fa-8e4c-5577e8a459f0"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5bba52db7e43f067d8384a8e1dae6f4d00e6398c4db5bb647b8086bef9441312"
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 4853 (219) — Reduces or delays increases in employer unemployment taxes related to benefits paid during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic state of emergency.

## 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/A5000/4853_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — 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 and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-11-12T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3011
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2021-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.150. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fae20e32-9158-41fa-8e4c-5577e8a459f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).