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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Provides that student-athlete who sustains concussion must return to regular school activities prior to return to competition; requires school districts to implement six-step return-to-competition process.*"
+description: "Provides that student-athlete who sustains concussion must return to regular school activities prior to return to competition; requires school districts to implement six-step return-to-competition process.*"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "219"
+identifier: "S 225"
+citation: "New Jersey S 225 (219)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ED HEALTH", "SPORTS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 10
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2021-09-24T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4183de9f-2c65-46e7-ac1a-9de20ea24c6e"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "35fcde7e1df1d6992fb30ef14806df9c34506ca8905fb619d273777ee2925b71"
+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 225 (219) — Provides that student-athlete who sustains concussion must return to regular school activities prior to return to competition; requires school districts to implement six-step return-to-competition process.*
+
+## 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/S0500/225_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S0500/225_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
+- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **38–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
+- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
+- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
+- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
+- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
+- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
+- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
+- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A679 (1R)
+- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
+- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
+- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
+- **2021-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.222. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4183de9f-2c65-46e7-ac1a-9de20ea24c6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+