---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires State to enter into contract and coordinate with certain cooperative purchasing systems for procurement of COVID-19 related goods and services by school districts.***"
description: "Requires State to enter into contract and coordinate with certain cooperative purchasing systems for procurement of COVID-19 related goods and services by school districts.***"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4461"
citation: "New Jersey A 4461 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "EDUCATION", "ST CONTRACTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jasey, Mila M.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Quijano, Annette", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d87f7222-f9f1-4eee-953c-e75c4c6ac96d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "de30779aa82b2cfa863102c089adf74eeacd85977cf66c2f90a984366af89509"
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 4461 (219) — Requires State to enter into contract and coordinate with certain cooperative purchasing systems for procurement of COVID-19 related goods and services by school districts.***

## 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/A4500/4461_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4461_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2698 (1R)
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (34-0) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-0) `passage`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.77. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d87f7222-f9f1-4eee-953c-e75c4c6ac96d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).