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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Establishes permanent sterile syringe access program.*"
+description: "Establishes permanent sterile syringe access program.*"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "S 1266"
+citation: "New Jersey S 1266 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["HEALTH"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Eustace, Tim", "Gill, Nia H.", "Gusciora, Reed", "Quijano, Annette", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 9
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79359f42-4bab-47b1-a207-6dc96a5829f2"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "9b359c8feb320b83bf991b8e94487b6bed684f9b54192adfd034a83d10fbca05"
+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 S 1266 (217) — Establishes permanent sterile syringe access program.*
+
+## 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/S1500/1266_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1500/1266_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **58–14** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–5** (pass) · legislature
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **26–12** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–1** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
+- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
+- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
+- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
+- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
+- Allen, Diane B. — cosponsor (person)
+- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
+- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
+- Green, Jerry — cosponsor (person)
+- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
+- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
+- Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (26-12) `passage`
+- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
+- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A415 (ACS/1R)
+- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (58-14-3) `passage`
+- **2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.36. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79359f42-4bab-47b1-a207-6dc96a5829f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+