---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends certain permits, approvals, and deadlines during COVID-19 emergency.*"
description: "Extends certain permits, approvals, and deadlines during COVID-19 emergency.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 3919"
citation: "New Jersey A 3919 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECONOMIC DEV", "EMERG MGMT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Calabrese, Clinton", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Singleton, Troy", "Spearman, William W.", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-04-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d0d1d39-679a-4fd1-923c-68af3a8a50f8"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e0a4d6ed1cd944c0a31795b5d76af723625c7bc986aadc23006aa4e42a1b1959"
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 3919 (219) — Extends certain permits, approvals, and deadlines during COVID-19 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/A4000/3919_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4000/3919_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Spearman, William W. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Cardinale, Gerald — cosponsor (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Samuel D. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — 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`
- **2020-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2346 (SCS)
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2020-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.53. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d0d1d39-679a-4fd1-923c-68af3a8a50f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).