---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns employment security during changes in control of health care entities. *"
description: "Concerns employment security during changes in control of health care entities. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 315"
citation: "New Jersey S 315 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "LABOR", "WAGES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Codey, Richard J.", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-08-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0ef9f43-f2f8-4f27-86c9-fb1d70459310"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "52794f262511106fae30614a710f780bc5e78e6a843f29c0813e735386cd6233"
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 315 (220) — Concerns employment security during changes in control of health care entities. *

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S0500/315_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S0500/315_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- AMEND — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (25-0) (Vitale) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (21-14) `passage`
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3684 (1R)
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (45-32-0) `passage`
- **2022-08-18T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.101. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0ef9f43-f2f8-4f27-86c9-fb1d70459310`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).