---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises and expands authorization for any person or entity to obtain, distribute, and administer opioid antidotes.**"
description: "Revises and expands authorization for any person or entity to obtain, distribute, and administer opioid antidotes.**"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3491"
citation: "New Jersey S 3491 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUG ABUSE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Verrelli, Anthony S.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ea6f1e8-0596-4125-843d-d730e4cc49ab"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "096da6dfc54aa95df98a1758c5d0765242a8ca92c9a0e846c522457274134652"
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 3491 (219) — Revises and expands authorization for any person or entity to obtain, distribute, and administer opioid antidotes.**

## 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/S3500/3491_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3500/3491_R1.HTM)
3. **Senate Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3500/3491_U1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–3** (pass) · upper
- SENATE SUBSTITUTE — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitution (28-0) (Vitale)
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-3) `passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5457 (ACS/1R)
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.152. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ea6f1e8-0596-4125-843d-d730e4cc49ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).