---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes a partial return to work TDI program."
description: "Establishes a partial return to work TDI program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 844"
citation: "New Jersey S 844 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TEMP DISAB"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Mukherji, Raj", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5c68f49-c066-4be9-a870-585287395f6b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "496f6cea4df07a0920b2ced4e7cad62b3cb6022c4767ae788c781c399e10a8ce"
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 844 (218) — Establishes a partial return to work TDI program.

## 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/S1000/844_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/844_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR GOV REC — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT GR — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1980
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (38-0)
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.126. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5c68f49-c066-4be9-a870-585287395f6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).