---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes health care providers to engage in telemedicine and telehealth.*"
description: "Authorizes health care providers to engage in telemedicine and telehealth.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 291"
citation: "New Jersey S 291 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMUNICATIO", "HEALTH PROF"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen, Diane B.", "Conaway, Herb", "Coughlin, Craig J.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F.", "Whelan, Jim"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 10
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df1d8f37-2f9f-4217-9aaa-f12c4a90c50b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c2fd1e642380c46d2e0d7a7b2eefafc27e17a3fe6c69d3383a85e68b750e8549"
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 291 (217) — Authorizes health care providers to engage in telemedicine and telehealth.*

## 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/S0500/291_I1.HTM)
2. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S0500/291_U1.HTM)
3. **Senate Committee Substitute SCS S652 S1954** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S0500/291_U2.HTM)
4. **Senate Substitute SCS S291 SCS S652 S1954** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S0500/291_U3.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **13–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Allen, Diane B. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Whelan, Jim — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — cosponsor (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitution (31-0) (Vitale)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1464 (ACS/1R)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.117. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df1d8f37-2f9f-4217-9aaa-f12c4a90c50b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).