---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns disqualification from unemployment benefits for misconduct."
description: "Concerns disqualification from unemployment benefits for misconduct."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 3871"
citation: "New Jersey A 3871 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["UNEMPL COMP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Egan, Joseph V.", "Egan, Joseph V.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-05-07T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a63ec541-8182-4784-bd33-3b1656b93926"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e53d8ca5a41a3a5e54033b84a2a2e6735d031b9056f9c585c0b8f4c3b37e86a1"
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 3871 (218) — Concerns disqualification from unemployment benefits for misconduct.

## 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/2018/Bills/A4000/3871_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4000/3871_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–2** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **24–15** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **50–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Egan, Joseph V. — primary (person)
- Egan, Joseph V. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (50-25-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2439 (1R)
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (24-15) `passage`
- **2018-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.112. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a63ec541-8182-4784-bd33-3b1656b93926`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).