---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes exemptions and revises implementation timeline for requirement that newly constructed townhouses be installed with automatic fire sprinkler system."
description: "Establishes exemptions and revises implementation timeline for requirement that newly constructed townhouses be installed with automatic fire sprinkler system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 4458"
citation: "New Jersey A 4458 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOUSING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "Sampson, William B.", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Sumter, Shavonda E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-06-03T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-07-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27f6de68-1a01-414d-a645-e9a5bfe545d6"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "aacd16c42c7365e4b145daa953c6dac7d0fa9d09e7c1e9b5c61bca65890862ef"
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 4458 (221) — Establishes exemptions and revises implementation timeline for requirement that newly constructed townhouses be installed with automatic fire sprinkler system.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4500/4458_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Sampson, William B. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3342
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-1) `passage`
- **2024-07-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.42. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27f6de68-1a01-414d-a645-e9a5bfe545d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).