---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits appeal of land use decision related to holding meeting electronically."
description: "Prohibits appeal of land use decision related to holding meeting electronically."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4881"
citation: "New Jersey A 4881 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMUNICATIO", "LAND USE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Mazzeo, Vincent"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-10-26T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a4c0b06-7164-43a4-b5c3-129d45b5c5b4"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "eb162df90fbca9c3eecd719b96572cd24269bdda7ff68adadd8d29c8606f9723"
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 4881 (219) — Prohibits appeal of land use decision related to holding meeting electronically.

## 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/A5000/4881_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4881_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **11–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **74–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3744 (1R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.230. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a4c0b06-7164-43a4-b5c3-129d45b5c5b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).