---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits abandoned prescription medication to be re-dispensed up to one year after original preparation."
description: "Permits abandoned prescription medication to be re-dispensed up to one year after original preparation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 3434"
citation: "New Jersey A 3434 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PHARMACEUTIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eustace, Tim", "Gill, Nia H.", "Greenwald, Louis D."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e46b6ae-1929-41f1-87de-4355ad82a964"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ad37bed5aaa32da4b15e7d26d1116aadeacec9d2ca24fc54b0fea34e27899d08"
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 3434 (217) — Permits abandoned prescription medication to be re-dispensed up to one year after original preparation.

## 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/2016/Bills/A3500/3434_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3500/3434_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **76–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- AMEND — **34–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (34-0) (Gill) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2187
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.42. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e46b6ae-1929-41f1-87de-4355ad82a964`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).