---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises statutes regarding practice of physical therapy."
description: "Revises statutes regarding practice of physical therapy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1315"
citation: "New Jersey S 1315 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Giblin, Thomas P.", "McKeon, John F.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Vitale, Joseph F.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
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/9233bac9-e0ac-4f86-85c0-f37a9c5483bf"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c8efc1c127e7dc0e92af7ff3e4d52f3181c230f32eb97d02e57bad95f33d9ebc"
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 1315 (217) — Revises statutes regarding practice of physical therapy.

## 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/S1500/1315_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1500/1315_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Ciattarelli, Jack M. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Rible, David P. — cosponsor (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 Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Jones) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1839 (2R)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-0-4) `passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.121. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9233bac9-e0ac-4f86-85c0-f37a9c5483bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).