---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes public awareness campaign to promote early conversations about advance care planning and end-of-life care."
description: "Establishes public awareness campaign to promote early conversations about advance care planning and end-of-life care."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 3118"
citation: "New Jersey S 3118 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "HUMAN SVCS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Munoz, Nancy F.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Speight, Shanique", "Tucker, Cleopatra G."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46558828-8f6d-4c57-9696-ae4768ef2033"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9c5526bc8984cb1b652335eaaa640eb443c5998f9f79b698a2e809848515311e"
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 3118 (218) — Establishes public awareness campaign to promote early conversations about advance care planning and end-of-life care.

## 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/S3500/3118_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3500/3118_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Munoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4682 (1R)
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-1-5) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.315. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46558828-8f6d-4c57-9696-ae4768ef2033`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).