---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns certain workers' compensation supplemental benefits for surviving dependents of essential employees who die in course of employment."
description: "Concerns certain workers' compensation supplemental benefits for surviving dependents of essential employees who die in course of employment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2476"
citation: "New Jersey S 2476 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "EMERG MGMT", "WORKERS COMP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Addiego, Dawn Marie", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Singleton, Troy", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97256dea-33e6-4b81-834b-4b6d37aeb837"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "bd8bb861f3876d0794c3fe3531484682da828a49ef6a7031c355bc7e4619bc08"
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 2476 (219) — Concerns certain workers' compensation supplemental benefits for surviving dependents of essential employees who die in course of employment.

## 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/S2500/2476_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **55–12** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Addiego, Dawn Marie — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-1) `passage`
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3998
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (55-12-3) `passage`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.55. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/97256dea-33e6-4b81-834b-4b6d37aeb837`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).