---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempts certain commercial fishermen from coverage under \"unemployment compensation law.\""
description: "Exempts certain commercial fishermen from coverage under \"unemployment compensation law.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3501"
citation: "New Jersey S 3501 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FISH", "PROFESSIONS", "UNEMPL COMP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Madden, Fred H.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Testa, Michael L."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da0b29ee-eb58-4146-a5a8-38aa8b47664f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "6eebd3d6516382b3145aa01528d51a6d15d74aa35a1dcf6e8a8f2ccd3d5a3c62"
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 3501 (219) — Exempts certain commercial fishermen from coverage under "unemployment compensation law."

## 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/S4000/3501_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Testa, Michael L. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5531
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (68-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.346. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da0b29ee-eb58-4146-a5a8-38aa8b47664f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).