---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits deputy county clerks and municipal clerks to perform marriages and civil unions.*"
description: "Permits deputy county clerks and municipal clerks to perform marriages and civil unions.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 583"
citation: "New Jersey A 583 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["JUDICIARY", "MARRIAGE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danielsen, Joe", "Gopal, Vin", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a9749f4-e3ef-4dcd-99ac-64325b89ca12"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "ff82c381757b9b36b218681f520bcca70237151ce6656a7913e17e06b3fce1ed"
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 583 (221) — Permits deputy county clerks and municipal clerks to perform marriages and civil unions.*

## 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/A1000/583_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint ARP 10/24/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A1000/583_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Atkins, Reginald W. — cosponsor (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-2-0) `passage`
- **2025-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4104 (1R)
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.222. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a9749f4-e3ef-4dcd-99ac-64325b89ca12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).