---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expands workers' compensation coverage to parking areas provided by employer."
description: "Expands workers' compensation coverage to parking areas provided by employer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 771"
citation: "New Jersey S 771 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WORKERS COMP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Scutari, Nicholas P."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/465524b4-595d-4f62-94ef-4629f847062d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9c08f6cbecb0c6d755a316e9ac4db6ad27f95a973e7a3a4a0227715dbdbc98ae"
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 771 (219) — Expands workers' compensation coverage to parking areas provided by employer.

## 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/S1000/771_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **22–10** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **44–24** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (22-10) `passage`
- **2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A6195
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (44-24-2) `passage`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.334. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/465524b4-595d-4f62-94ef-4629f847062d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).