---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns employment benefits and coronavirus disease 2019 infections contracted by essential employees."
description: "Concerns employment benefits and coronavirus disease 2019 infections contracted by essential employees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2380"
citation: "New Jersey S 2380 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "PUB EMP BENE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Downey, Joann", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Singer, Robert W.", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7997b00f-9c73-4b80-84dd-9d86ea3cc05a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b4f6b0d4a138a756c8a2ad35501409fffb0d17ea3b19d0592d97cfe9d5ce7554"
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 2380 (219) — Concerns employment benefits and coronavirus disease 2019 infections contracted by essential employees.

## 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/S2500/2380_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S2500/2380_R1.HTM)
3. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S2500/2380_U1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **27–10** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **27–12** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **42–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Sacco, Nicholas J. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (27-10) `passage`
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-27T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3999 (ACS)
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (42-27-6) `passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (27-12) `passage`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.84. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7997b00f-9c73-4b80-84dd-9d86ea3cc05a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).