---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regulates use of body cameras worn by law enforcement officers."
description: "Regulates use of body cameras worn by law enforcement officers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4312"
citation: "New Jersey A 4312 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["POLICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gill, Nia H.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Tucker, Cleopatra G.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-11-24T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc2fb4a6-ee34-412c-99e9-e95fd1d46d75"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3c535abafd74cceb0efa136eebe73ef6ba89933d75cf6f5debc3c928b093d868"
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 4312 (219) — Regulates use of body cameras worn by law enforcement officers.

## 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/A4500/4312_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4312_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR GOV REC — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **64–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **67–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (67-4-7) `passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S101
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2020-11-12T05:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2020-11-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (64-4-6) `passage`
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-11-24T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.129. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc2fb4a6-ee34-412c-99e9-e95fd1d46d75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).