---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for reciprocity of certain out-of-State EMT certification; establishes criminal history record background check process.*"
description: "Provides for reciprocity of certain out-of-State EMT certification; establishes criminal history record background check process.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 831"
citation: "New Jersey A 831 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMER SVCS", "INTERSTATE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Rooney, Kevin J.", "Sacco, Nicholas J.", "Timberlake, Britnee N."]
version_count: 5
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/730481af-330d-437d-9df1-d5267eb1b569"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8ee172fc410c5e850ee846b090a3e075ef02fc20fcc69c95ea8c1fbb320c3d48"
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 831 (220) — Provides for reciprocity of certain out-of-State EMT certification; establishes criminal history record background check process.*

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A1000/831_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Senate 12/11/23 4R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A1000/831_R4.HTM)
3. **Reprint Senate 12/19/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A1000/831_R1.HTM)
4. **Reprint Senate 2/2/23 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A1000/831_R2.HTM)
5. **Reprint Senate 3/20/23 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A1000/831_R3.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — primary (person)
- Sacco, Nicholas J. — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Sawyer, Beth — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S461 (4R)
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-1) `passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (69-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.229. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/730481af-330d-437d-9df1-d5267eb1b569`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).