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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Establishes minimum direct care staff-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.*"
+description: "Establishes minimum direct care staff-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.*"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "219"
+identifier: "S 2712"
+citation: "New Jersey S 2712 (219)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["HEALTH FAC", "HEALTH PROF"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Mejia, Pedro", "Stack, Brian P.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 9
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2020-10-23T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/051c9be2-5168-4743-a777-f61f24fe1ca5"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "eb3cc2d3d69c6a5e3b5bf371346a2b76981ed6a1201c9d26bdfaf4d831ea9ce2"
+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 2712 (219) — Establishes minimum direct care staff-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.*
+
+## 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/S3000/2712_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3000/2712_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–3** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **26–12** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **51–26** (pass) · lower
+- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
+- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
+- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
+- Mejia, Pedro — primary (person)
+- Stack, Brian P. — primary (person)
+- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
+- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
+- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
+- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
+- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
+- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
+- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
+- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (26-12) `passage`
+- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
+- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4652 (1R)
+- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (51-26-1) `passage`
+- **2020-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.112. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/051c9be2-5168-4743-a777-f61f24fe1ca5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+