---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits professional and occupational licensing boards to expedite licensure of certain individuals during state of emergency or public health emergency."
description: "Permits professional and occupational licensing boards to expedite licensure of certain individuals during state of emergency or public health emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 3862"
citation: "New Jersey A 3862 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERG MGMT", "HEALTH", "PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Brown, Chris A.", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Holzapfel, James W.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Kean, Thomas H.", "O'Scanlon, Declan J.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Pou, Nellie", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Singer, Robert W."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8fa304e-50de-4ff4-8f74-02c6b88f593f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0adea0c7b972233c4b15fc84ecd3636a410eeaee30d296e8e1e12f0b2c858001"
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 3862 (219) — Permits professional and occupational licensing boards to expedite licensure of certain individuals during state of emergency or public health emergency.

## 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/2020/Bills/A4000/3862_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **65–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (63-0-0) (Greenwald)
- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (65-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2298
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.4. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8fa304e-50de-4ff4-8f74-02c6b88f593f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).