---
type: "Bill"
title: "Temporarily extends deadline to register vehicle and obtain driver's license for new State residents during COVID-19 public health emergency."
description: "Temporarily extends deadline to register vehicle and obtain driver's license for new State residents during COVID-19 public health emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4520"
citation: "New Jersey A 4520 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERG MGMT", "MV REGULATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Caputo, Ralph R.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-08-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-09-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77ecc369-cb86-4709-a9b4-ce8eccb25741"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "6923a69fc24f6387f878076d1a3046c0c26bcfd69e8ad98d81c223ea9b88f5a1"
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 4520 (219) — Temporarily extends deadline to register vehicle and obtain driver's license for new State residents during COVID-19 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/A5000/4520_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4520_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Catalano, John — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McGuckin, Gregory P. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2803 (1R)
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-09-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.78. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77ecc369-cb86-4709-a9b4-ce8eccb25741`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).