---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DOH to license certain qualifying hospitals to provide full service adult diagnostic cardiac catheterization, primary angioplasty, and elective angioplasty services. *"
description: "Requires DOH to license certain qualifying hospitals to provide full service adult diagnostic cardiac catheterization, primary angioplasty, and elective angioplasty services. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 1176"
citation: "New Jersey A 1176 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "HEALTH FAC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Freiman, Roy", "Gopal, Vin", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Vitale, Joseph F.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db0f2366-2ac3-44fb-8fb5-527953274f18"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "cfab9f59a580afdae93147acd5977712d4fb23acc2e800cd4bf49410fd3701ca"
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 A 1176 (219) — Requires DOH to license certain qualifying hospitals to provide full service adult diagnostic cardiac catheterization, primary angioplasty, and elective angioplasty services. *

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A1500/1176_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A1500/1176_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–5** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Doherty, Michael J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-5-4) `passage`
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S515 (1R)
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.18. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db0f2366-2ac3-44fb-8fb5-527953274f18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).