---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows hospice care programs to accept unused prescription medications for disposal under certain circumstances."
description: "Allows hospice care programs to accept unused prescription medications for disposal under certain circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2970"
citation: "New Jersey S 2970 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH FAC", "PHARMACEUTIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Rible, David P.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e098e8a8-ff2b-4ba2-8ec6-34b6a0626d48"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "aa57ec6c119db69dd178b32cc436be544f54e1bb16bd9d9177882aec8e0ecf8d"
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 2970 (217) — Allows hospice care programs to accept unused prescription medications for disposal under certain circumstances.

## 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/S3000/2970_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S3000/2970_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Rible, David P. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4522 (1R)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-2) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.135. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e098e8a8-ff2b-4ba2-8ec6-34b6a0626d48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).