---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns law regarding failure to pay wages."
description: "Concerns law regarding failure to pay wages."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1790"
citation: "New Jersey S 1790 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES", "WAGES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Quijano, Annette", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-06T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79c26f04-0139-416b-97a1-40c0ec55acfb"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3a2c653402070f062d6761d929703cf8e6741b7c15c74ab346c01137fd361eb3"
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 1790 (218) — Concerns law regarding failure to pay wages.

## 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/S2000/1790_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2000/1790_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **41–26** (pass) · lower
- TABLE MOTION — **22–15** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **22–12** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **23–12** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **20–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Egan, Joseph V. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (20-0) (Weinberg) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Sa (Oroho)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table Sa (22-15) (Weinberg)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (23-12) `passage`
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2903 (3R)
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (41-26-7) `passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (22-12) `passage`
- **2019-08-06T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.212. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79c26f04-0139-416b-97a1-40c0ec55acfb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).