---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits corporations to hold shareholders' meetings in part or solely by means of remote communication during state of emergency."
description: "Permits corporations to hold shareholders' meetings in part or solely by means of remote communication during state of emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 3861"
citation: "New Jersey A 3861 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMUNICATIO", "CORPORATIONS", "EMERG MGMT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brown, Chris A.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Holzapfel, James W.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Singer, Robert W.", "Testa, Michael L."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f72bc64b-8aa9-4872-b9bb-894ff7694f64"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "18677dadf8d5c86d76151e8062573960ae47504990e53bc99f46d18515fa64c4"
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 3861 (219) — Permits corporations to hold shareholders' meetings in part or solely by means of remote communication during state of emergency.

## 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/A4000/3861_I1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Brown, Chris A. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Testa, Michael L. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (63-0-0) (Greenwald)
- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (64-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2290
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
- **2020-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.15. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f72bc64b-8aa9-4872-b9bb-894ff7694f64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).