---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns unemployment compensation and labor disputes."
description: "Concerns unemployment compensation and labor disputes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 3861"
citation: "New Jersey A 3861 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR", "UNEMPL COMP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Gopal, Vin", "Quijano, Annette", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-05-07T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b0d9587-09ed-45d6-b3d4-cefb1b8fdf37"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "62ae13aac5b2647c62919890974e0541ca9078488f78d785eefdbc7a17c03ac9"
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 3861 (218) — Concerns unemployment compensation and labor disputes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4000/3861_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4000/3861_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **48–25** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–3** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **23–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (48-25-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1046 (1R)
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (23-14) `passage`
- **2018-08-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.83. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b0d9587-09ed-45d6-b3d4-cefb1b8fdf37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).