---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes certain gestational carrier agreements."
description: "Authorizes certain gestational carrier agreements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 482"
citation: "New Jersey S 482 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "SCI AND TECH", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jasey, Mila M.", "Quijano, Annette", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e82f02a5-3995-4396-a65f-871173a59adc"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "6791877f8d2c6433ac599e159a55dcd9f551a56e2cb5f71084d4a78e902a27c4"
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 S 482 (218) — Authorizes certain gestational carrier agreements.

## 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/S0500/482_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S0500/482_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **25–10** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **10–2** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **51–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (27-0) (Vitale) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (25-10) `passage`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1704 (3R)
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (51-16-6) `passage`
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.18. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e82f02a5-3995-4396-a65f-871173a59adc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).