---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns skilled and trained workforce in work by contractors in certain industries."
description: "Concerns skilled and trained workforce in work by contractors in certain industries."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 972"
citation: "New Jersey S 972 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Madden, Fred H.", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-08-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd0c3a48-f75e-4269-84f2-9bb13354d65a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9e796fa6681275a52e393e19b9c60c9650364081031722725534aae76dd041c0"
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 972 (219) — Concerns skilled and trained workforce in work by contractors in certain industries.

## 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/S1000/972_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1000/972_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **24–10** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–3** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **25–6** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **49–23** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (24-10) `passage`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A805 (1R)
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (49-23-1) `passage`
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (25-6) `passage`
- **2020-08-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.65. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd0c3a48-f75e-4269-84f2-9bb13354d65a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).