---
type: "Bill"
title: "Promotes workforce diversity in public works projects; revises \"public works projects\" definition to permit project labor agreements for more projects."
description: "Promotes workforce diversity in public works projects; revises \"public works projects\" definition to permit project labor agreements for more projects."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3414"
citation: "New Jersey S 3414 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Egan, Joseph V.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0040d0f8-def4-4657-9848-1f9126dfc6ac"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e157ec0dfac47ed9913685e003b40615300165e2dcff335a48ab0308a3adde6e"
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 3414 (219) — Promotes workforce diversity in public works projects; revises "public works projects" definition to permit project labor agreements for more projects.

## 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/S3500/3414_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3500/3414_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- AMEND — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **60–10** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **31–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Egan, Joseph V. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (24-0) (Greenstein) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (31-4) `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5378 (1R)
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (60-10-3) `passage`
- **2021-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.69. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0040d0f8-def4-4657-9848-1f9126dfc6ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).