---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides financial relief to certain landlords and tenants in response to COVID-19 pandemic, adjusts certain court fees; and makes appropriations. *"
description: "Provides financial relief to certain landlords and tenants in response to COVID-19 pandemic, adjusts certain court fees; and makes appropriations. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3691"
citation: "New Jersey S 3691 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "HOUSING FIN", "LANDLORD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McKnight, Angela V.", "Rice, Ronald L.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Speight, Shanique", "Stack, Brian P.", "Timberlake, Britnee N.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-08-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f31a843-1a51-4a6c-bf14-db6e72e317df"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "469a5ccea8843723c9f94c88c3fb5b9ea98484be1da2d81ae4063b8a4c0a4338"
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 3691 (219) — Provides financial relief to certain landlords and tenants in response to COVID-19 pandemic, adjusts certain court fees; and makes appropriations. *

## 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/S4000/3691_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S4000/3691_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Rice, Ronald L. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 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 without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5685 (2R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-08-04T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.188. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f31a843-1a51-4a6c-bf14-db6e72e317df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).