---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DOH to develop Statewide plan for infection control and prevention infrastructure improvements in nursing homes."
description: "Requires DOH to develop Statewide plan for infection control and prevention infrastructure improvements in nursing homes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3032"
citation: "New Jersey S 3032 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "HEALTH FAC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd0f785f-5edd-4bdf-abbb-b1717296c945"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "700f9be9a0569de4b73d2ce932236363a5aa241bda6e054c818fd662556502e2"
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 3032 (219) — Requires DOH to develop Statewide plan for infection control and prevention infrastructure improvements in nursing homes.

## 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/S3500/3032_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McClellan, Antwan L. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Simonsen, Erik K. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4855
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.277. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd0f785f-5edd-4bdf-abbb-b1717296c945`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).