---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns family leave and disability benefits during epidemic-related emergencies."
description: "Concerns family leave and disability benefits during epidemic-related emergencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2304"
citation: "New Jersey S 2304 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "EMERG MGMT", "TEMP DISAB"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chaparro, Annette", "Quijano, Annette", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b571253-28fd-4b62-b42f-febfb60656f9"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e054a0f3c17f05cb2f0a006150af7972b03788dd5486911828d77b7121b4d2f1"
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 2304 (219) — Concerns family leave and disability benefits during epidemic-related emergencies.

## 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/S2500/2304_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- EMERGENCY — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chaparro, Annette — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (34-0) (Sctuari)
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
- **2020-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3900
- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.17. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b571253-28fd-4b62-b42f-febfb60656f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).