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type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns workers' compensation; revises effective date of P.L.2019, c.387 to clarify that law applies to cases pending, but not yet settled, or filed on or after date of enactment; increases burial expense allowance.*"
description: "Concerns workers' compensation; revises effective date of P.L.2019, c.387 to clarify that law applies to cases pending, but not yet settled, or filed on or after date of enactment; increases burial expense allowance.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4134"
citation: "New Jersey A 4134 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WORKERS COMP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Singleton, Troy", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-10-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac498408-7933-4c66-9fcc-0e355a79fe31"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c4762ba21f23a9357e8b069912f28dde8d794f38562cd9e71ecc44f402c13756"
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 4134 (219) — Concerns workers' compensation; revises effective date of P.L.2019, c.387 to clarify that law applies to cases pending, but not yet settled, or filed on or after date of enactment; increases burial expense allowance.*
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4134_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4134_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- Reported favorably out of committee — **110** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **360** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **90** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-5-3) `passage`
- **2020-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2722 (1R)
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2020-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.116. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac498408-7933-4c66-9fcc-0e355a79fe31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).