---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expands DOH oversight of hospital finances."
description: "Expands DOH oversight of hospital finances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 5917"
citation: "New Jersey A 5917 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH FAC", "HEALTH FINAN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-11-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2fa21d4e-ef5c-4569-8fbb-bbd745f2a490"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "86217d205d8652b2a6f5684c98577f3ef335715c5cc4eb73c7864ccc88b3d423"
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 5917 (218) — Expands DOH oversight of hospital finances.

## 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/A9999/5917_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A9999/5917_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4254 (1R)
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.349. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2fa21d4e-ef5c-4569-8fbb-bbd745f2a490`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).