---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns conditions of employment of certain cannabis employees.**"
description: "Concerns conditions of employment of certain cannabis employees.**"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 4182"
citation: "New Jersey A 4182 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR", "MARIJUANA"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkins, Reginald W.", "Beach, James", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Quijano, Annette", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35053aeb-218c-4814-b4a3-87c8b005afe8"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "081cc4a89ccd141715d4b8afa3f004b9d273229fc35a174658aad3dd9d3d2bbe"
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 4182 (221) — Concerns conditions of employment of certain cannabis employees.**

## 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/2024/A4500/4182_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SBA 12/15/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4500/4182_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Senate 12/18/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4500/4182_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **9–4** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **56–17** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **29–8** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **61–19** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Atkins, Reginald W. — primary (person)
- Beach, James — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Polistina, Vincent J. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (61-19-0) `passage`
- **2025-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3139 (2R)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (29-8) `passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (56-17-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.244. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35053aeb-218c-4814-b4a3-87c8b005afe8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).