---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expands prohibitions on employers concerning requirements for employees to attend or listen to communications related to political matters."
description: "Expands prohibitions on employers concerning requirements for employees to attend or listen to communications related to political matters."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 4429"
citation: "New Jersey A 4429 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL RIGHTS", "COMMUNICATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barranco, Christian E.", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Gopal, Vin", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-05-20T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-09-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60e0a98a-d8e0-4598-8511-31f206de3e62"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "06b69d83440eab9139f1971b2f491b6583a8eca7333535f3940be0c1432501c6"
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 4429 (221) — Expands prohibitions on employers concerning requirements for employees to attend or listen to communications related to political matters.

## 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/A4500/4429_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 10/24/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4500/4429_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint SBA 6/9/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4500/4429_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **66–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **65–8** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barranco, Christian E. — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
- Egan, Kevin P. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Guardian, Donald A. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Miller, Cody D. — cosponsor (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Tiver, Latham — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (65-8-3) `passage`
- **2024-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3302 (1R)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-1) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (66-4-10) `passage`
- **2025-09-03T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.138. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60e0a98a-d8e0-4598-8511-31f206de3e62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).