Became P.L.2025, c.359, on January 20, 2026.
2024–2025 Session
Assembly Bill 4618
Requires official inspection facility employees covered by collective bargaining agreement to be offered employment following contract renewal or award of new contract; requires collective bargaining agreement to be binding in certain cases.*
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Jun 17
Chief co-sponsor from Jan 23, 2025
Chief co-sponsor from May 5, 2025
8 co-sponsors
Garnet R. Hall, Annette Quijano, Shavonda E. Sumter, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, William B. Sampson IV, Mitchelle Drulis, Roy Freiman, Rosaura Bagolie
In the Senate
Sponsor from Jan 12, 2026
Chief co-sponsor from Jan 12, 2026
5 co-sponsors
Joseph P. Cryan, Vin Gopal, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Angela V. McKnight, Linda R. Greenstein
Its course
June 20, 2024 to January 20, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action12 actions on 9 days
In the General AssemblyJun 20 to May 22336 days
LaborJun 20 to Jan 23217 days
Transportation and Independent AuthoritiesJan 23 to May 8105 days
In the SenateMay 22 to Jan 12235 days
TransportationMay 29 to Dec 4189 days
Back in the General AssemblyJan 12 to Jan 120 days
With the GovernorJan 12 to Jan 208 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading64–11
Passed · May 22, 2025 · 2 present
Do pass · Dec 4, 2025
Who voted how
Yea Britnee N. Timberlake, James W. Holzapfel, John J. Burzichelli, Latham Tiver, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Raj Mukherji
Senate, third reading31–8
Passed · Jan 12, 2026
General Assembly, third reading59–13
Passed · Jan 12, 2026 · 1 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jan 23, 2025
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Dec 22, 2025
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the General Assembly Jun 20 – May 22, 2025
- Jun 20Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Labor
- Jan 23, 2025Labor recommended it as amended
- Sent to Transportation and Independent Authorities
- May 8, 2025Transportation and Independent Authorities recommended it
- Read a second time
- May 22, 2025Passed the General Assembly, 64 to 11
In the Senate May 29, 2025 – Jan 12, 2026
- May 29, 2025Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Transportation
- Dec 4, 2025Transportation recommended it
- Read a second time
- Dec 22, 2025Amended on the floor and read a second time
- Jan 12, 2026Passed the Senate, 31 to 8
Back in the General Assembly Jan 12, 2026
- Jan 12, 2026Returned to the General Assembly to agree to the Senate's changes
- Passed the General Assembly, 59 to 13, and so both houses
To the Governor Jan 20, 2026
- Jan 20, 2026Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2025, c.359
All 12 actions, as published
- Jun 20INT 1RA REF ALAGeneral Assembly
- Jan 23, 2025REP/ACA REF ATRGeneral Assembly
- May 8, 2025REP 2RAGeneral Assembly
- May 22, 2025PAGeneral Assembly
- May 29, 2025R/S REF STRSenate
- Dec 4, 2025REP 2RSSenate
- Dec 22, 2025SA 2RSSenate
- Jan 12, 2026SUB FORSenate
- Jan 12, 2026PSSenate
- Jan 12, 2026R/A 2RACGeneral Assembly
- Jan 12, 2026PA PBHGeneral Assembly
- Jan 20, 2026APPGovernor