---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns family leave benefits during epidemic-related emergencies."
description: "Concerns family leave benefits during epidemic-related emergencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2374"
citation: "New Jersey S 2374 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "EMERG MGMT", "TEMP DISAB"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter, Linda S.", "Egan, Joseph V.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 6
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-04-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd663b31-c22e-4856-b17a-18d2072a2276"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "6082caf11c7d898e0382d289e907da1c24e9b120b7218b237353d7d9dbd2ba34"
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 2374 (219) — Concerns family leave 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/S2500/2374_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **80–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- Egan, Joseph V. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Cardinale, Gerald — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2020-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2020-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3913
- **2020-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (80-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.23. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd663b31-c22e-4856-b17a-18d2072a2276`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).