---
type: "Bill"
title: "\" Applied Behavior Analyst Licensing Act.\" *"
description: "\" Applied Behavior Analyst Licensing Act.\" *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4608"
citation: "New Jersey A 4608 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Kean, Thomas H.", "Weinberg, Loretta", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/018be054-6cbe-4017-81b5-3afd0dc230ba"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c52e337efae3c88594e6fa3b12d599badb87348aaa0d3bc8c184791663f4cd5f"
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 4608 (218) — " Applied Behavior Analyst Licensing Act." *

## 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/A5000/4608_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A5000/4608_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–2** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **71–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-1-0) `passage`
- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3099 (SCS)
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-2) `passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-1-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.337. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/018be054-6cbe-4017-81b5-3afd0dc230ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).