---
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).