---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempts certain surgical technologists from general educational and training requirements."
description: "Exempts certain surgical technologists from general educational and training requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 3334"
citation: "New Jersey S 3334 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH PROF"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conaway, Herb", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/471ecb1f-d4b9-415d-91e9-e688d412c759"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "05aa1d23eabe9e3c91daa1a76bf5d7bbf1c516c2bcea6ddf4460dd18d53477e5"
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 3334 (218) — Exempts certain surgical technologists from general educational and training requirements.

## 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/S3500/3334_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4966
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.226. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/471ecb1f-d4b9-415d-91e9-e688d412c759`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).