---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises psychologist training requirements."
description: "Revises psychologist training requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 543"
citation: "New Jersey A 543 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH PROF"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Giblin, Thomas P.", "Gopal, Vin", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Pou, Nellie", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae030741-d0ed-4e54-bdd6-406eed037081"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8432dee70deb95281885b99900f6b7055f2cc209f9d3c38f74b9ecf7eb35a498"
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 543 (219) — Revises psychologist 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/2020/Bills/A1000/543_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A1000/543_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Corrado, Kristin M. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — 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 Regulated Professions Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2582
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.134. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae030741-d0ed-4e54-bdd6-406eed037081`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).