---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires correctional facilities to provide inmates with prescription medication that was prescribed for chronic conditions existing prior to incarceration."
description: "Requires correctional facilities to provide inmates with prescription medication that was prescribed for chronic conditions existing prior to incarceration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 384"
citation: "New Jersey S 384 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTIONS", "PHARMACEUTIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barnes, Peter J.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Johnson, Gordon M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/258597be-8b66-412e-ac71-750110484ede"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a42109599fcc1048958b59f704e8c993f75c9c9e0e6e4cb322176f72170cd2f8"
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 384 (217) — Requires correctional facilities to provide inmates with prescription medication that was prescribed for chronic conditions existing prior to incarceration.

## 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/S0500/384_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S0500/384_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–1** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–7** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–1** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **34–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Barnes, Peter J. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — 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 Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-1) `passage`
- **2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3470 (2R)
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-7-0) `passage`
- **2016-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.70. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/258597be-8b66-412e-ac71-750110484ede`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).