---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes medical cannabis for treatment of sickle cell anemia."
description: "Authorizes medical cannabis for treatment of sickle cell anemia."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 913"
citation: "New Jersey A 913 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "MARIJUANA"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkins, Reginald W.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Spearman, William W.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a80021e-1c71-40cd-99b7-e07436033a4b"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "b4a2764ea253a81743aac017427ff879392775679dc9dbcd55ed8c73719343d4"
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 913 (221) — Authorizes medical cannabis for treatment of sickle cell anemia.

## 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/A1000/913_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–2** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Atkins, Reginald W. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Spearman, William W. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-2-4) `passage`
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2392
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.223. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a80021e-1c71-40cd-99b7-e07436033a4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).