---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires criminal history background check for individuals seeking licensure issued by boards regulating certain health care professions."
description: "Requires criminal history background check for individuals seeking licensure issued by boards regulating certain health care professions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 2311"
citation: "New Jersey S 2311 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH PROF"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DiMaio, John", "Matsikoudis, Michele", "Singer, Robert W.", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-09-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72ff48c0-55f3-4eec-b075-0d35afea358a"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "f26011917b45b2e326df0fdc18e16a39f93feb71034f63345c1e554315b0b2f3"
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 2311 (221) — Requires criminal history background check for individuals seeking licensure issued by boards regulating certain health care professions.

## 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/S2500/2311_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SBA 6/26/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S2500/2311_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DiMaio, John — primary (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — primary (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Henry, Owen — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1128 (1R)
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.67. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72ff48c0-55f3-4eec-b075-0d35afea358a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).