---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for certification of temporary nurse aides."
description: "Provides for certification of temporary nurse aides."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5353"
citation: "New Jersey A 5353 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH PROF"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Conaway, Herb", "Madden, Fred H.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6fd5a6d6-6ae3-4146-a965-4bb04be71740"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "78e39612c6949079425c42de4ad3ae355c240cb0051f53775df9f0090df11cd1"
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 A 5353 (219) — Provides for certification of temporary nurse aides.

## 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/2020/Bills/A9999/5353_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5353_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5353_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **77–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3421 (1R)
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.326. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6fd5a6d6-6ae3-4146-a965-4bb04be71740`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).