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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Authorizes medical marijuana for qualifying patients with post-traumatic stress disorder."
+description: "Authorizes medical marijuana for qualifying patients with post-traumatic stress disorder."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "A 457"
+citation: "New Jersey A 457 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["DRUG ABUSE", "MENTAL HEALT", "PHARMACEUTIC"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Eustace, Tim", "Gusciora, Reed", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 8
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2016-09-14T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b705d804-d62b-4c47-8cf5-9522b7eee8d5"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "a40e6902768e1050ce2886314a25a1a3921d3f9e1c58f1d02376e9233a8566dd"
+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 457 (217) — Authorizes medical marijuana for qualifying patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.
+
+## 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/2016/Bills/A0500/457_I1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **56–13** (pass) · legislature
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **28–9** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
+- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
+- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
+- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
+- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
+- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
+- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
+- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
+- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Whelan, Jim — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2016-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Regulatory Oversight and Reform and Federal Relations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2016-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (56-13-7) `passage`
+- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
+- **2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2345
+- **2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (28-9) `passage`
+- **2016-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.53. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b705d804-d62b-4c47-8cf5-9522b7eee8d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+