republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/219/a-3971.md

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Bill	Authorizes the issuance of "coronavirus relief bonds" by municipalities and counties.	Authorizes the issuance of "coronavirus relief bonds" by municipalities and counties.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	219	A 3971	New Jersey A 3971 (219)	bill	BONDS COUNTIES DISEASE MUNICIPALITI	enacted	Benson, Daniel R. Coughlin, Craig J. DeAngelo, Wayne P. DeCroce, BettyLou Gopal, Vin Scutari, Nicholas P. Singleton, Troy	3	15	6	2020-05-04T04:00:00+00:00	2020-08-31T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/dfab4d4d-515a-4a72-b9a6-e1a50e7c5cef	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	1e5e6f37f09cc5d2a197eb62ee122ff3ca43d703351b00e0631bb57fc87ab0d8	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey A 3971 (219) — Authorizes the issuance of "coronavirus relief bonds" by municipalities and counties.

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
3. Reprint Conditional Veto (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 26–14 (pass) · upper
• CONCUR GOV REC — 26–13 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 57–20 (pass) · lower
• Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — 6–4 (pass) · lower
• Reported favorably out of committee — 8–3 (pass) · upper
• CONCUR GOV REC — 54–23 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
• Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
• DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
• DeCroce, BettyLou — primary (person)
• Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
• Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
• Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
• Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
• Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
• Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
• Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
• Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
• Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
• Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
• Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
• Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
• Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
• Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
• Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
• Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
• Sacco, Nicholas J. — cosponsor (person)
• Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
• Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
• Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
• Turner, Shirley K. — 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 Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (57-20-3) passage
• 2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee referral-committee
• 2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00 Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee referral-committee
• 2020-07-28T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for S2475
• 2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (26-14) passage
• 2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00 Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly executive-veto
• 2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00 First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
• 2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
• 2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (54-23-1) passage
• 2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
• 2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (26-13) passage
• 2020-08-31T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2020, c.74. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dfab4d4d-515a-4a72-b9a6-e1a50e7c5cef. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).