---
type: "Bill"
title: "Temporarily expands summer working hours for certain minors."
description: "Temporarily expands summer working hours for certain minors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5898"
citation: "New Jersey A 5898 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Mukherji, Raj", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Sarlo, Paul A."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/717ce3cd-6080-483e-9c90-f444267f4c07"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8b5679c97a063392009f49024de8c980a640851bcdcd899f3c847d96b3924ff3"
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 5898 (219) — Temporarily expands summer working hours for certain minors.

## 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/A9999/5898_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **69–3** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Corrado, Kristin M. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Testa, Michael L. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (69-3-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3963
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.149. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/717ce3cd-6080-483e-9c90-f444267f4c07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).