republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/218/s-2986.md

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Bill	Requires hotels to provide panic devices to certain hotel employees for protection from unsafe working conditions while performing housekeeping duties.*	Requires hotels to provide panic devices to certain hotel employees for protection from unsafe working conditions while performing housekeeping duties.*	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	218	S 2986	New Jersey S 2986 (218)	bill	HOTELS PROFESSIONS	enacted	Armato, John Greenstein, Linda R. Mazzeo, Vincent Tucker, Cleopatra G. Weinberg, Loretta	2	10	4	2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00	2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/cad3fa60-4064-4d1c-9439-9f26200fc573	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	48ebf916de61f682ea11b442e327d0e2dd4906e35207367da5eb46bd88adeef9	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey S 2986 (218) — Requires hotels to provide panic devices to certain hotel employees for protection from unsafe working conditions while performing housekeeping duties.*

Version chain

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

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
2. Reprint (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 76–0 (pass) · lower
• CONCUR ASMB AMEND — 37–0 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 37–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — 5–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Armato, John — primary (person)
• Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
• Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
• Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
• Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
• Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
• Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
• Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
• Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
• Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
• Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
• Sarlo, Paul A. — cosponsor (person)
• Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (37-0) passage
• 2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
• 2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Armato) amendment-passage
• 2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A4439 (2R)
• 2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (76-0-0) passage
• 2019-05-24T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• 2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) passage
• 2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2019, c.123. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cad3fa60-4064-4d1c-9439-9f26200fc573. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).