---
type: "Bill"
title: "Urges FCC to take temporary measures to secure broadband access for those affected by COVID-19."
description: "Urges FCC to take temporary measures to secure broadband access for those affected by COVID-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "AJR 158"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 158 (219)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMUNICATIO", "DISEASE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brown, Chris A.", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "DePhillips, Christopher P.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Holzapfel, James W.", "Kean, Thomas H.", "O'Scanlon, Declan J.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Singer, Robert W."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68c9e14d-d836-49a7-83cc-06a7a7867841"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ffa5bcb28c878712311c379cee4d8754a07d33fd49a4410af7358cf96a84e80e"
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 AJR 158 (219) — Urges FCC to take temporary measures to secure broadband access for those affected by COVID-19.

## 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/AJR/158_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **63–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brown, Chris A. — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- DePhillips, Christopher P. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (63-0-0) (Greenwald)
- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (63-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
- **2020-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, JR-1. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/68c9e14d-d836-49a7-83cc-06a7a7867841`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).