---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes medical marijuana for qualifying patients with post-traumatic stress disorder."
description: "Authorizes medical marijuana for qualifying patients with post-traumatic stress disorder."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 457"
citation: "New Jersey A 457 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUG ABUSE", "MENTAL HEALT", "PHARMACEUTIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eustace, Tim", "Gusciora, Reed", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-09-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b705d804-d62b-4c47-8cf5-9522b7eee8d5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a40e6902768e1050ce2886314a25a1a3921d3f9e1c58f1d02376e9233a8566dd"
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 457 (217) — Authorizes medical marijuana for qualifying patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.

## 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/A0500/457_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **56–13** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **28–9** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Whelan, Jim — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Regulatory Oversight and Reform and Federal Relations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (56-13-7) `passage`
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2345
- **2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (28-9) `passage`
- **2016-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.53. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b705d804-d62b-4c47-8cf5-9522b7eee8d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).