---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows member of Board of Public Utilities to serve in unsalaried State government office."
description: "Allows member of Board of Public Utilities to serve in unsalaried State government office."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 1990"
citation: "New Jersey S 1990 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC UTIL", "TRANSPORT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson, Gordon M.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Swain, Lisa", "Tully, P. Christopher", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 6
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-06-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6c5c347-47cc-4971-b83d-cf34afb29132"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8a4e753f202dad05edc3819e4e1b5e9a39e95e712e141d9aad3e6be2f1629e18"
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 S 1990 (219) — Allows member of Board of Public Utilities to serve in unsalaried State government office.

## 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/S2000/1990_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
- **2020-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2963 (1R)
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-1-4) `passage`
- **2020-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.36. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6c5c347-47cc-4971-b83d-cf34afb29132`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).