---
type: "Bill"
title: "Specifies circumstances when voter will be removed from permanent vote by mail status and when ballot will be sent to primary address; requires educational campaign; makes appropriation of $5 million. *"
description: "Specifies circumstances when voter will be removed from permanent vote by mail status and when ballot will be sent to primary address; requires educational campaign; makes appropriation of $5 million. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 3819"
citation: "New Jersey A 3819 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cryan, Joseph P.", "Dunn, Aura K.", "Gopal, Vin", "Mukherji, Raj", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a14e21f6-ead6-4488-8014-c7c9f334f6bf"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e92c756eb055fb0aa6da414194c6175313b67c9db9ad6b338c9e2c3e7ec9e5f3"
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 A 3819 (220) — Specifies circumstances when voter will be removed from permanent vote by mail status and when ballot will be sent to primary address; requires educational campaign; makes appropriation of $5 million. *

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4000/3819_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4000/3819_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint AJU 6/9/22 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4000/3819_R2.HTM)
4. **Reprint SBA 6/27/22 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4000/3819_R3.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2868 (1R)
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-07-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.68. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a14e21f6-ead6-4488-8014-c7c9f334f6bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).