---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires certain long-term care facilities to submit outbreak response plan to DOH."
description: "Requires certain long-term care facilities to submit outbreak response plan to DOH."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 5527"
citation: "New Jersey A 5527 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH FAC", "STATE DEPTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conaway, Herb", "Singleton, Troy", "Swain, Lisa", "Tully, P. Christopher", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4b81370-cd44-4949-b204-fe3b951829cb"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "92eb3e0237de9545d5485bcc2a8200825901f33faf4366eb23e24f6088b49c1e"
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 5527 (218) — Requires certain long-term care facilities to submit outbreak response plan to DOH.

## 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/A9999/5527_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A9999/5527_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-1) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (34-0) (Vitale) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3900 (1R)
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.243. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4b81370-cd44-4949-b204-fe3b951829cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).