---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes New Jersey Siblings' Bill of Rights."
description: "Establishes New Jersey Siblings' Bill of Rights."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 1034"
citation: "New Jersey S 1034 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Swain, Lisa", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 11
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7d75fe6-5c7c-4c17-a711-2e9e592d7fcd"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "05607f4ff3c25f5b91d0f9ca533c474d150f05b0e1e41acfcbcbc44c4ef5bb92"
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 1034 (220) — Establishes New Jersey Siblings' Bill of Rights.

## 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/S1500/1034_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AJU 10/17/22 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1500/1034_R3.HTM)
3. **Reprint AWC 6/9/22 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1500/1034_R2.HTM)
4. **Reprint SHH 5/12/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1500/1034_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1357 (2R)
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2022-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2023-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.1. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7d75fe6-5c7c-4c17-a711-2e9e592d7fcd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).