---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows certain voters residing overseas to vote in certain elections in this State depending on overseas residency or intent to return."
description: "Allows certain voters residing overseas to vote in certain elections in this State depending on overseas residency or intent to return."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 3929"
citation: "New Jersey A 3929 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Mukherji, Raj", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-05-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95770fc7-4cba-4956-9ff6-62f35bcd462d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b150d88965ec8c5734deb56ea641a7c9bc75f904aec38ff2aadb0f2f4c62a370"
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 3929 (220) — Allows certain voters residing overseas to vote in certain elections in this State depending on overseas residency or intent to return.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4000/3929_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4000/3929_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint SSG 6/23/22 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4000/3929_R2.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Jaffer, Sadaf F. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (47-30-1) `passage`
- **2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2899 (1R)
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (24-15) `passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (47-30-1) `passage`
- **2022-07-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.72. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95770fc7-4cba-4956-9ff6-62f35bcd462d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).