---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amends and repeals sections of \"Respiratory Care Practitioner Licensing Act.\""
description: "Amends and repeals sections of \"Respiratory Care Practitioner Licensing Act.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1295"
citation: "New Jersey S 1295 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH PROF"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eustace, Tim", "Munoz, Nancy F.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8363ae10-5074-4f6d-a5b9-81f294092263"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0bd6515920f4fc345a67a126d496f77e3947b5d17f54e711f6a01c9a3d1b638f"
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 1295 (217) — Amends and repeals sections of "Respiratory Care Practitioner Licensing Act."

## 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/S1500/1295_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1500/1295_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (29-0) (Vitale) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3701 (2R)
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.120. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8363ae10-5074-4f6d-a5b9-81f294092263`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).