---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows filing of birth certificate to be delayed for religious reasons, for up to 15 days after birth, in order to allow for naming of child."
description: "Allows filing of birth certificate to be delayed for religious reasons, for up to 15 days after birth, in order to allow for naming of child."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1066"
citation: "New Jersey S 1066 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUMAN SVCS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beck, Jennifer", "Kean, Sean T.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Rible, David P.", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Singer, Robert W.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-02-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4533d008-266d-49c1-91c2-bba8dbcdb86c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4671734fcaff3340e184a66fd8bbf97ece5b1551187806f3bb704968d32cc05f"
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 1066 (217) — Allows filing of birth certificate to be delayed for religious reasons, for up to 15 days after birth, in order to allow for naming of child.

## 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/2016/Bills/S1500/1066_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1500/1066_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Beck, Jennifer — primary (person)
- Kean, Sean T. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Rible, David P. — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3649 (1R)
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.4. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4533d008-266d-49c1-91c2-bba8dbcdb86c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).