---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes certain county to establish county hospital authority; amends title of \"Municipal Hospital Authority Law.\""
description: "Authorizes certain county to establish county hospital authority; amends title of \"Municipal Hospital Authority Law.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2361"
citation: "New Jersey S 2361 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUTH - LOCAL", "COUNTIES", "HEALTH FAC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caride, Marlene", "Eustace, Tim", "Gordon, Robert M.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Schepisi, Holly T.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-09-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94bf9474-e5de-4a2c-9e3b-59b333ae870b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "39458507728ac68c1f758ff5624680f0cc5485855081b94dc2c7392ad2fc9cb6"
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 2361 (217) — Authorizes certain county to establish county hospital authority; amends title of "Municipal Hospital Authority Law."

## 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/S2500/2361_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2500/2361_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- SUSPEND RULE 22:5A — **72–2** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR GOV REC — **68–5** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **52–25** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR GOV REC — **31–3** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **25–11** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–2** (pass) · legislature
- EMERGENCY — **33–0** (pass) · legislature
- ADOPT GR — **30–3** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (25-11) `passage`
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3951
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (52-25-2) `passage`
- **2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (30-3)
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (33-0) (Weinberg)
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (31-3) `passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Motion Susp. 22:5a Vainieri Huttle 72-2-0
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (68-5-2) `passage`
- **2016-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.55. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/94bf9474-e5de-4a2c-9e3b-59b333ae870b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).