---
type: "Bill"
title: "Rescinds prohibition on return of certain items purchased from retail food stores during COVID-19 state of emergency; provides that future limitations on returns occur during declared public health emergency."
description: "Rescinds prohibition on return of certain items purchased from retail food stores during COVID-19 state of emergency; provides that future limitations on returns occur during declared public health emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5906"
citation: "New Jersey A 5906 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "FOOD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Addiego, Dawn Marie", "Chaparro, Annette", "Oroho, Steven V."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64fb1980-144b-40ee-b454-4735152e91fe"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "cc620d34f7de894d7afe06755488429b38adf581dcc316ad44d9ace2bd4847a2"
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 5906 (219) — Rescinds prohibition on return of certain items purchased from retail food stores during COVID-19 state of emergency; provides that future limitations on returns occur during declared public health 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/A9999/5906_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Addiego, Dawn Marie — primary (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3965
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2021-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, 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/64fb1980-144b-40ee-b454-4735152e91fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).