---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits nonprofit corporations to allow members to participate in meetings by means of remote communication."
description: "Permits nonprofit corporations to allow members to participate in meetings by means of remote communication."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5549"
citation: "New Jersey A 5549 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHARITIES", "COMMUNICATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6893143a-f2d9-4424-ab20-b870657f2ba1"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0ef5e94700271d35efae2c0d3a0de9be2bd080930592957d7380bbc6f86c951b"
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 5549 (219) — Permits nonprofit corporations to allow members to participate in meetings by means of remote communication.

## 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/A9999/5549_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-1-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4112
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.362. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6893143a-f2d9-4424-ab20-b870657f2ba1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).