---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes maternal health care pilot program to evaluate shared decision-making tool developed by DOH and used by hospitals providing maternity services, and by birthing centers."
description: "Establishes maternal health care pilot program to evaluate shared decision-making tool developed by DOH and used by hospitals providing maternity services, and by birthing centers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 3375"
citation: "New Jersey S 3375 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter, Linda S.", "Chaparro, Annette", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-24T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2fd1fa41-9c12-427f-aac9-512d4c346b87"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3a17ba8a7f8d007f46cd6834f1f0ca2132ae512dea160ef7870a243ecb5da296"
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 3375 (218) — Establishes maternal health care pilot program to evaluate shared decision-making tool developed by DOH and used by hospitals providing maternity services, and by birthing centers.

## 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/S3500/3375_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3500/3375_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3500/3375_R3.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR GOV REC — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **80–0** (pass) · lower
- ADOPT GR — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Carter) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4936 (1R)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (80-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (38-0)
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.133. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2fd1fa41-9c12-427f-aac9-512d4c346b87`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).