---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises licensure, operational, and reporting requirements for nursing homes.*"
description: "Revises licensure, operational, and reporting requirements for nursing homes.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4477"
citation: "New Jersey A 4477 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH FAC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Conaway, Herb", "Downey, Joann", "Vitale, Joseph F.", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/657f8b86-2109-423b-a52f-c6a8e6301f18"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "6bee48bf5e4c925bed6fb25cae01562d044de8a8fd0f795508dbce7e783416bf"
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 4477 (219) — Revises licensure, operational, and reporting requirements for nursing homes.*

## 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/2020/Bills/A4500/4477_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4477_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2789 (2R)
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.95. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/657f8b86-2109-423b-a52f-c6a8e6301f18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).