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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Requires Public Health Council to promulgate rules and regulations for use of quality control programs in bio-analytical and clinical laboratories."
+description: "Requires Public Health Council to promulgate rules and regulations for use of quality control programs in bio-analytical and clinical laboratories."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "S 976"
+citation: "New Jersey S 976 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["HEALTH FAC"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Beck, Jennifer", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Downey, Joann", "Eustace, Tim", "Gordon, Robert M."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ca718cf-bd17-4583-bee8-f19a6ac56f55"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "0563e8dc61ea19379e8b2d4c885fa0ca66a75a4778ae2f214b100780c3394278"
+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 976 (217) — Requires Public Health Council to promulgate rules and regulations for use of quality control programs in bio-analytical and clinical laboratories.
+
+## 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/S1000/976_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/976_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · legislature
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
+- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **35–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Beck, Jennifer — primary (person)
+- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
+- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
+- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
+- Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
+- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
+- Spencer, L. Grace — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
+- **2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2016-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Benson) `amendment-passage`
+- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
+- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2332 (3R)
+- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
+- **2016-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
+- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
+- **2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.86. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ca718cf-bd17-4583-bee8-f19a6ac56f55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+