---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows corporations and certain financial institutions to hold remote shareholder meetings. *"
description: "Allows corporations and certain financial institutions to hold remote shareholder meetings. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4918"
citation: "New Jersey A 4918 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORPORATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Gopal, Vin", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Mukherji, Raj"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-08-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b80e5114-a775-4138-9099-095d248185ce"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a967dac7ba1e6b38d2f5e44b5a43ec6159901ca1f2b7f1b4cdd59ce84c6450a8"
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 4918 (219) — Allows corporations and certain financial institutions to hold remote shareholder meetings. *

## 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/A5000/4918_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4918_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **73–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Samuel D. — cosponsor (person)
- Thomson, Edward H. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-1-0) `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+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`
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3266 (1R)
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-1-0) `passage`
- **2021-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.202. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b80e5114-a775-4138-9099-095d248185ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).