---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires prescribers to discuss addiction risk associated with certain drugs prior to issuing prescription to minor patient."
description: "Requires prescribers to discuss addiction risk associated with certain drugs prior to issuing prescription to minor patient."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2156"
citation: "New Jersey S 2156 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUG ABUSE", "PHARMACEUTIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caputo, Ralph R.", "Caride, Marlene", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F.", "Weinberg, Loretta", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-05-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-02-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbd3d553-d492-468e-83e1-37fe4b0db074"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5326696c29438bda9411e2a1c53c65d705a65076bda16bda0a56dc174693eb26"
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 2156 (217) — Requires prescribers to discuss addiction risk associated with certain drugs prior to issuing prescription to minor patient.

## 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/S2500/2156_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2500/2156_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Caputo, Ralph R. — primary (person)
- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Ciattarelli, Jack M. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson, Erik — cosponsor (person)
- Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez-Gregg, Maria — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-1) `passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3424 (1R)
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.8. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbd3d553-d492-468e-83e1-37fe4b0db074`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).