---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for employment, retention, and benefits during public health hazard posed by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) of certain public employees."
description: "Provides for employment, retention, and benefits during public health hazard posed by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) of certain public employees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 3914"
citation: "New Jersey A 3914 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "EMERG MGMT", "LABOR", "PUB EMP BENE", "PUB EMPLOYEE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Moen, William F.", "Taliaferro, Adam J.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-04-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-10-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9bea7aec-4950-4315-ba5c-6b02eebb9496"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "90cc6bcbc88ea06f64c60211ab7248ae878ddc43a4814bb3313ebf1c8b516e8b"
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 3914 (219) — Provides for employment, retention, and benefits during public health hazard posed by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) of certain public employees.

## 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/A4000/3914_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4000/3914_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **80–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Moen, William F. — primary (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2020-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (80-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2376 (2R)
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.115. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9bea7aec-4950-4315-ba5c-6b02eebb9496`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).