---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expands scope of law prohibiting age discrimination."
description: "Expands scope of law prohibiting age discrimination."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 681"
citation: "New Jersey A 681 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL RIGHTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeCroce, BettyLou", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-10-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d5ad8d1-4713-498b-a733-de8ade124570"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "fac24d7313ff830792fcc7e08a5bba7c96dcc6f209d2f32876146fe948c89955"
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 681 (219) — Expands scope of law prohibiting age discrimination.

## 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/A1000/681_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DeCroce, BettyLou — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Gove, DiAnne C. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — cosponsor (person)
- Testa, Michael L. — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Samuel D. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Aging and Senior Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S397
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.248. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d5ad8d1-4713-498b-a733-de8ade124570`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).