---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires in person early voting period for certain elections; makes appropriation."
description: "Requires in person early voting period for certain elections; makes appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3203"
citation: "New Jersey S 3203 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danielsen, Joe", "Gill, Nia H.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/872d3c4b-40b6-484b-8aa8-dbe709e2157e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "1f71a18b7607c45e53c977fd506618a95be41beb50fc7d3ce0f51a19088567dc"
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 3203 (219) — Requires in person early voting period for certain elections; makes appropriation.

## 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/S3500/3203_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SCS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3500/3203_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3500/3203_R1a.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3500/3203_U1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **23–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **28–8** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–3** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **27–10** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **58–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (23-0) (Gill) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (27-10) `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4830 (2R)
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (58-11-1) `passage`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (28-8) `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.40. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/872d3c4b-40b6-484b-8aa8-dbe709e2157e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).