---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows local government water system employees to reside in all municipalities served by water system."
description: "Allows local government water system employees to reside in all municipalities served by water system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 3937"
citation: "New Jersey A 3937 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LOCAL OFFICE", "MUNICIPALITI", "WATER SUPPLY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/398d819a-c81c-43a2-9ba1-080c7007ded3"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "087a54690d635491a92aae63b8c24a53f73d57ec68c81687fe81bb4901fc5ad3"
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 3937 (218) — Allows local government water system employees to reside in all municipalities served by water system.

## 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/A4000/3937_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4000/3937_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (28-0) (Turner) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2631 (1R)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.231. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/398d819a-c81c-43a2-9ba1-080c7007ded3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).