---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires lead paint inspection on certain residential rental property, including upon tenant turnover; establishes lead-based paint hazard education program; appropriates $3,900,000. *"
description: "Requires lead paint inspection on certain residential rental property, including upon tenant turnover; establishes lead-based paint hazard education program; appropriates $3,900,000. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 1147"
citation: "New Jersey S 1147 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSTR CODES", "HAZ SUBSTANC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-02-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/337ab2a6-2d18-4e0c-ba6e-908ef1686c92"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "758938defcec0591b8fe237877107213bb5ad549f0e7a3cebde06dba51903a0a"
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 S 1147 (219) — Requires lead paint inspection on certain residential rental property, including upon tenant turnover; establishes lead-based paint hazard education program; appropriates $3,900,000. *

## 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/S1500/1147_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1500/1147_R1.HTM)
3. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1500/1147_U1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1372 (ACS)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-3-1) `passage`
- **2021-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.182. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/337ab2a6-2d18-4e0c-ba6e-908ef1686c92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).