---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits school districts to administer student health surveys after prior written notification to parents and legal guardians."
description: "Permits school districts to administer student health surveys after prior written notification to parents and legal guardians."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5597"
citation: "New Jersey A 5597 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ED HEALTH", "SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conaway, Herb", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Speight, Shanique", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9cde147e-b802-4629-bd58-6801a8aad66c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d5e47c3433552ce7d45353377c9b2307cd9e4167b13bf7827f9d554bf74f111d"
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 5597 (219) — Permits school districts to administer student health surveys after prior written notification to parents and legal guardians.

## 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/A9999/5597_I2.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **24–15** (pass) · upper
- TABLE MOTION — **25–15** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **48–28** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (48-28-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3801
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Sa (Oroho)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table Sa (25-15) (Weinberg)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (24-15) `passage`
- **2021-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.156. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9cde147e-b802-4629-bd58-6801a8aad66c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).