---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires public school districts to provide instruction on \"New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act\" as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards."
description: "Requires public school districts to provide instruction on \"New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act\" as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1126"
citation: "New Jersey S 1126 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "CURRICULA", "SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Bucco, Anthony R.", "Coughlin, Craig J.", "Doherty, Michael J.", "Webber, Jay"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ab08699-db96-4ef7-966a-98ae51ccdc42"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d580c7bc7983da8a3c17bdf0c64b232e0189f5f53338d9f59d1a774c6aa7a2fb"
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 1126 (218) — Requires public school districts to provide instruction on "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act" as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.

## 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/2018/Bills/S1500/1126_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1500/1126_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Doherty, Michael J. — primary (person)
- Webber, Jay — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1380 (2R)
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.250. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ab08699-db96-4ef7-966a-98ae51ccdc42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).