republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/219/a-4037.md

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Bill	Requires electronic signature and submission process for all candidate, recall, initiative, and referendum petitions for remaining 2020 elections and thereafter during COVID-19 emergency.	Requires electronic signature and submission process for all candidate, recall, initiative, and referendum petitions for remaining 2020 elections and thereafter during COVID-19 emergency.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	219	A 4037	New Jersey A 4037 (219)	bill	ELECTIONS EMERG MGMT	enacted	Downey, Joann Gopal, Vin Houghtaling, Eric	2	9	4	2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00	2020-07-01T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/75a88818-cb91-4735-82be-694e555c0a15	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	c6080d4f6b7a7e31d5f137369d720649a90ca5671ec574720482829b78e515a2	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey A 4037 (219) — Requires electronic signature and submission process for all candidate, recall, initiative, and referendum petitions for remaining 2020 elections and thereafter during COVID-19 emergency.

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

• CONCUR IN SA — 58–13 (pass) · lower
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• AMEND — 33–0 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 57–14 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Downey, Joann — primary (person)
• Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
• Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading introduction
• 2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (57-14-2) passage
• 2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
• 2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00 Senate Amendment (33-0) (Gopal) amendment-passage
• 2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for S2433 (1R)
• 2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (38-0) passage
• 2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• 2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (58-13-2) passage
• 2020-07-01T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2020, c.55. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/75a88818-cb91-4735-82be-694e555c0a15. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).