---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires certain hospitals to provide hospital-based or hospital-linked violence intervention programs, in order to be designated as Level One or Level Two trauma centers."
description: "Requires certain hospitals to provide hospital-based or hospital-linked violence intervention programs, in order to be designated as Level One or Level Two trauma centers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 3312"
citation: "New Jersey S 3312 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH FAC", "HUMAN SVCS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Codey, Richard J.", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da9ab209-8ffb-4a20-8063-2fd92a8b28ef"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4a4ea8d38907831583f039257fd4efe47276f7674a710619ad41893f8cb7fc1f"
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 3312 (218) — Requires certain hospitals to provide hospital-based or hospital-linked violence intervention programs, in order to be designated as Level One or Level Two trauma centers.

## 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/2018/Bills/S3500/3312_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3500/3312_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Greenwald) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4802 (2R)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.209. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da9ab209-8ffb-4a20-8063-2fd92a8b28ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).