---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act\"; permits qualified terminally ill patient to self-administer medication to end life in humane and dignified manner.*"
description: "\"Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act\"; permits qualified terminally ill patient to self-administer medication to end life in humane and dignified manner.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 1504"
citation: "New Jersey A 1504 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "HUMAN SVCS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Codey, Richard J.", "Danielsen, Joe", "Eustace, Tim", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-04-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4020f39b-554c-4ba3-a1bc-a223926b8ccf"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a87d2b1f5d059bd3cd356c92f3c6ac907418e758bb55b6b04dc8a9d711617ccc"
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 1504 (218) — "Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act"; permits qualified terminally ill patient to self-administer medication to end life in humane and dignified manner.*

## 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/2018/Bills/A2000/1504_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2000/1504_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **21–16** (pass) · upper
- MOTION TAB MOTION — **46–28** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **41–33** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Andrzejczak, Bob — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Layover (Webber)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table (46-28-0) (Greenwald)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (41-33-4) `passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1072 (1R)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (21-16) `passage`
- **2019-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.59. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4020f39b-554c-4ba3-a1bc-a223926b8ccf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).