---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expands working hours for minors; updates process for obtaining working papers for minors."
description: "Expands working hours for minors; updates process for obtaining working papers for minors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 4222"
citation: "New Jersey A 4222 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calabrese, Clinton", "Egan, Joseph V.", "Freiman, Roy", "Gopal, Vin", "Lagana, Joseph A."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-06-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6d1d55c-a26d-4306-b77c-d76887278c7e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8b5f137252a78bf725155a1c273cdb60ee2828a950c24e81792d5e5c74e2121c"
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 4222 (220) — Expands working hours for minors; updates process for obtaining working papers for minors.

## 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/A4500/4222_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SBA 6/27/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4500/4222_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
- Egan, Joseph V. — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Eulner, Kim — cosponsor (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Piperno, Marilyn — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — cosponsor (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — cosponsor (person)
- Testa, Michael L. — cosponsor (person)
- Torrissi, Michael — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-4-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor 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 S2796 (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) (74-3-0) `passage`
- **2022-07-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.63. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6d1d55c-a26d-4306-b77c-d76887278c7e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).