---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"COVID-19 Frontline and Healthcare Worker Memorial Commission.\" *"
description: "Establishes \"COVID-19 Frontline and Healthcare Worker Memorial Commission.\" *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 144"
citation: "New Jersey S 144 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMISSIONS", "HEALTH PROF"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Danielsen, Joe", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Egan, Joseph V.", "Park, Ellen J."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8ccfa14-8ac1-49b1-abe3-9a2451e5202a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a2bb29001cac8a01e3b4139db7f7b362987c85170d4d315aacf35d8eb6daf01b"
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 144 (220) — Establishes "COVID-19 Frontline and Healthcare Worker Memorial Commission." *

## 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/S0500/144_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S0500/144_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Egan, Joseph V. — primary (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (29-0) (Diegnan) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2159 (1R)
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2022-07-29T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.73. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8ccfa14-8ac1-49b1-abe3-9a2451e5202a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).