---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enters New Jersey in enhanced multistate Nurse Licensure Compact.*"
description: "Enters New Jersey in enhanced multistate Nurse Licensure Compact.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 954"
citation: "New Jersey S 954 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH PROF", "INTERSTATE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conaway, Herb", "Downey, Joann", "Madden, Fred H.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Singleton, Troy", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b9f0d4e-f139-4b62-85f5-3ea7d9828ffd"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ee30f49d181c19b9e39e1ca39da69b5aaa17dde1619d931b0a4dd3cf54e0f8fc"
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 954 (218) — Enters New Jersey in enhanced multistate Nurse Licensure Compact.*

## 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/S1000/954_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint of Substitute S1699** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/954_R1.HTM)
3. **Senate Committee Substitute S1699** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/954_U1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2018-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1597 (2R)
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-07-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.172. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b9f0d4e-f139-4b62-85f5-3ea7d9828ffd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).