---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires opioid antidote prescriptions for certain patients."
description: "Requires opioid antidote prescriptions for certain patients."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2323"
citation: "New Jersey S 2323 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUG ABUSE", "PHARMACEUTIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Bucco, Anthony M.", "Gopal, Vin", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-04-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47e7b5cb-eac2-418d-b441-c9e6b143655f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "2c58f905912c05f62081ef78558f603807f497e6ceab9bc105a97092ada0dd41"
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 2323 (219) — Requires opioid antidote prescriptions for certain patients.

## 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/S2500/2323_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S2500/2323_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (31-0) (Gopal) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-0) `passage`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3869 (2R)
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (69-0-1) `passage`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.54. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47e7b5cb-eac2-418d-b441-c9e6b143655f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).