---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires long-term care facilities, as condition of licensure, to implement policies to prevent social isolation of residents.*"
description: "Requires long-term care facilities, as condition of licensure, to implement policies to prevent social isolation of residents.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2785"
citation: "New Jersey S 2785 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERG MGMT", "HEALTH FAC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gopal, Vin", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Pou, Nellie", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-10-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a77432ed-16f5-4033-a1ed-6c0ea4537857"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f30b66fe461378392401c699b85eb01191d022de447fcdde23b78bf61bdec6e7"
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 2785 (219) — Requires long-term care facilities, as condition of licensure, to implement policies to prevent social isolation of residents.*

## 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/S3000/2785_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Testa, Michael L. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2020-08-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-08-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4007 (ACS)
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.113. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a77432ed-16f5-4033-a1ed-6c0ea4537857`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).