---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires public health emergency credits to be awarded to certain inmates and parolees during public health emergency; prohibits contact with victim upon release of inmate awarded credits.***"
description: "Requires public health emergency credits to be awarded to certain inmates and parolees during public health emergency; prohibits contact with victim upon release of inmate awarded credits.***"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2519"
citation: "New Jersey S 2519 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTIONS", "EMERG MGMT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Pou, Nellie", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Sumter, Shavonda E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-06-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8aca4efd-0096-415a-b127-3b0cb251ca57"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "21d05f265af1f4a84c6498667c1ecee6a9ce001f789967bb6e9334a6623e838c"
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 2519 (219) — Requires public health emergency credits to be awarded to certain inmates and parolees during public health emergency; prohibits contact with victim upon release of inmate awarded credits.***

## 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/S3000/2519_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3000/2519_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- AMEND — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **41–34** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **21–16** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–2** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **22–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — cosponsor (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (27-0) (Pou) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-08-20T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-08-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (21-16) `passage`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4235 (4R)
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (41-34-4) `passage`
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (22-16) `passage`
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.111. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8aca4efd-0096-415a-b127-3b0cb251ca57`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).