---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires embryo storage facilities to record and report health information of patients in manner that is consistent with certain federal laws."
description: "Requires embryo storage facilities to record and report health information of patients in manner that is consistent with certain federal laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 2021"
citation: "New Jersey A 2021 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH FAC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Conaway, Herb", "Gopal, Vin"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-09-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4b1d7ff-cccb-4816-b9a1-edf07cfb411c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f14d5e4aa678c425e318e601dcaa27020d620c4184e89d12ad9ffa662645302c"
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 2021 (220) — Requires embryo storage facilities to record and report health information of patients in manner that is consistent with certain federal laws.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2500/2021_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-4-0) `passage`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1138
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2022-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.106. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4b1d7ff-cccb-4816-b9a1-edf07cfb411c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).