---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DOH to establish certain nursing education and professional advancement programs."
description: "Requires DOH to establish certain nursing education and professional advancement programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5059"
citation: "New Jersey A 5059 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH PROF"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Conaway, Herb", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c064b22-9e88-40f4-aa77-162fcc470350"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9d7201ac17b4de0da6ca336fc81623bd7edab9930ff304914503cfddb1638f25"
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 5059 (219) — Requires DOH to establish certain nursing education and professional advancement programs.

## 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/A9999/5059_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5059_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3031 (2R)
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.302. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c064b22-9e88-40f4-aa77-162fcc470350`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).