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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Modifies regulation of mortuary science and establishes oversight of mortuary and embalming science.*"
+description: "Modifies regulation of mortuary science and establishes oversight of mortuary and embalming science.*"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "221"
+identifier: "A 3940"
+citation: "New Jersey A 3940 (221)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["COMMERCE"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Pou, Nellie", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Speight, Shanique", "Speight, Shanique", "Stanley, Sterley S.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2024-03-04T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52f6070b-6561-49cb-a11a-7e4f51081f14"
+source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
+source_hash: "7982997e6c23082f7b035f98619a851bf07fa277fc36e6304517a01e1528eeff"
+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 3940 (221) — Modifies regulation of mortuary science and establishes oversight of mortuary and embalming science.*
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Assembly Committee Substitute ARP 5/13/24 ACS** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4000/3940_U1.HTM)
+2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4000/3940_I1.HTM)
+3. **Reprint Assembly 9/26/24 1R ACS** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4000/3940_R1.HTM)
+4. **Reprint of Substitute SBA 3/17/25 2R ACS** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4000/3940_R2.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **6–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–1** (pass) · lower
+- CONCUR IN SA — **69–5** (pass) · lower
+- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
+- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
+- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
+- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
+- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
+- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
+- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
+- McCoy, Tennille R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
+- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2024-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
+- **2024-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Wimberly) `amendment-passage`
+- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-1-0) `passage`
+- **2024-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1635 (SCS/1R)
+- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
+- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
+- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (69-5-1) `passage`
+- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.52. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52f6070b-6561-49cb-a11a-7e4f51081f14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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