republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/218/s-3945.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	"Create a Respectful and Open Workspace for Natural Hair Act"- CROWN Act; addresses discrimination under "Law Against Discrimination." based on traits historically associated with race, particularly focused on hair texture and style.*	"Create a Respectful and Open Workspace for Natural Hair Act"- CROWN Act; addresses discrimination under "Law Against Discrimination." based on traits historically associated with race, particularly focused on hair texture and style.*	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	218	S 3945	New Jersey S 3945 (218)	bill	CIVIL RIGHTS	enacted	Cunningham, Sandra B. Gill, Nia H. McKnight, Angela V. Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina Speight, Shanique Timberlake, Britnee N. Turner, Shirley K.	2	8	3	2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00	2019-12-19T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/4d2c32b0-1493-4569-9183-70079b1ef2c7	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	30557cc813cdfebcc1037168fad623bfd28f568d2a69fff2cf66f9ec2963becf	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey S 3945 (218) — "Create a Respectful and Open Workspace for Natural Hair Act"- CROWN Act; addresses discrimination under "Law Against Discrimination." based on traits historically associated with race, particularly focused on hair texture and style.*

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 — 71–1 (pass) · lower
• Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — 10–1 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 38–1 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
• Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
• McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
• Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
• Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
• Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
• Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
• Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
• Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
• Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
• Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
• Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
• Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
• Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
• Rice, Ronald L. — cosponsor (person)
• Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
• Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
• Sumter, Shavonda E. — cosponsor (person)
• Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
• Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2019-09-10T04:00:00+00:00 Transferred to Senate Judiciary Committee referral-committee
• 2019-11-18T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (38-1) passage
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A5564 (1R)
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-1-0) passage
• 2019-12-19T05:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2019, c.272. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4d2c32b0-1493-4569-9183-70079b1ef2c7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).