---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes tianeptine as Schedule II controlled dangerous substance."
description: "Establishes tianeptine as Schedule II controlled dangerous substance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 4814"
citation: "New Jersey A 4814 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUG ABUSE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hutchison, Dan", "Singleton, Troy", "Steinhardt, Douglas J."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-09-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/548d4245-6217-4f75-88eb-29d4522ef865"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "cae98f4cfa232f86a28cf42fc5d9ae76f01ccfc5f84f00c112ed613b9fc0fc87"
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 4814 (221) — Establishes tianeptine as Schedule II controlled dangerous substance.

## 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/2024/A5000/4814_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hutchison, Dan — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Steinhardt, Douglas J. — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S729 (1R)
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.249. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/548d4245-6217-4f75-88eb-29d4522ef865`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).