---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits appointment of nonresident municipal emergency management coordinators in municipalities with populations under 5,000 persons in certain circumstances."
description: "Permits appointment of nonresident municipal emergency management coordinators in municipalities with populations under 5,000 persons in certain circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 551"
citation: "New Jersey S 551 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMER SVCS", "MUNICIPALITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Codey, Richard J.", "Dunn, Aura K.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "McKeon, John F."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/256ef058-fae6-4551-84e3-629734d7054a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "228cc5c945ef3b44285baa0a17c7e8713b9846b2b44168c7fd934135d4d5ab30"
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 551 (219) — Permits appointment of nonresident municipal emergency management coordinators in municipalities with populations under 5,000 persons in certain circumstances.

## 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/S1000/551_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1057
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.50. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/256ef058-fae6-4551-84e3-629734d7054a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).