---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DOH to ensure that fetal death certification and reporting requirements are consistent with current federal standards."
description: "Requires DOH to ensure that fetal death certification and reporting requirements are consistent with current federal standards."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2059"
citation: "New Jersey S 2059 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUMAN SVCS", "PUB RECORDS", "REGULATORY", "STATE DEPTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mukherji, Raj", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-04-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/148dc3b7-1ba3-4df7-826a-f01f8d446842"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "11536ba589b22eab716fa734312929168959190d3af3398c60adddafa658e007"
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 2059 (217) — Requires DOH to ensure that fetal death certification and reporting requirements are consistent with current federal standards.

## 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/S2500/2059_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2500/2059_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-16T04:00:00+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`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3769 (1R)
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.104. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/148dc3b7-1ba3-4df7-826a-f01f8d446842`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).