---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires certain schools to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by school nurse or trained employee."
description: "Requires certain schools to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by school nurse or trained employee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 542"
citation: "New Jersey A 542 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUG ABUSE", "ED HEALTH", "TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Bateman, Christopher", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Downey, Joann", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Land, R. Bruce", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c0ea7ba-e233-4166-8622-c081bb7cb0f1"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "6144db52982d6a095be509825a653b1c7933a6221e9c9df287ae1f7de2526686"
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 542 (218) — Requires certain schools to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by school nurse or trained employee.

## 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/A1000/542_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A1000/542_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- DePhillips, Christopher P. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — 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 Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1830 (1R)
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.106. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c0ea7ba-e233-4166-8622-c081bb7cb0f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).