republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/217/s-291.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Authorizes health care providers to engage in telemedicine and telehealth.*	Authorizes health care providers to engage in telemedicine and telehealth.*	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	217	S 291	New Jersey S 291 (217)	bill	COMMUNICATIO HEALTH PROF	enacted	Allen, Diane B. Conaway, Herb Coughlin, Craig J. Lagana, Joseph A. Lampitt, Pamela R. Moriarty, Paul D. Mukherji, Raj Turner, Shirley K. Vainieri Huttle, Valerie Vitale, Joseph F. Whelan, Jim	4	10	2	2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00	2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/df1d8f37-2f9f-4217-9aaa-f12c4a90c50b	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	c2fd1e642380c46d2e0d7a7b2eefafc27e17a3fe6c69d3383a85e68b750e8549	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey S 291 (217) — Authorizes health care providers to engage in telemedicine and telehealth.*

Version chain

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

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
2. Senate Committee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
3. Senate Committee Substitute SCS S652 S1954 (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Substitute SCS S291 SCS S652 S1954 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — 9–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — 13–0 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• Allen, Diane B. — primary (person)
• Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
• Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
• Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
• Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
• Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
• Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
• Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
• Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
• Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
• Whelan, Jim — primary (person)
• Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
• Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
• Burzichelli, John J. — cosponsor (person)
• Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
• Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
• DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
• Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
• Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
• Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
• McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
• McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
• Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
• Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
• Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
• Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00 Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
• 2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee referral-committee
• 2016-11-03T04:00:00+00:00 Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
• 2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00 Senate Substitution (31-0) (Vitale)
• 2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (38-0) passage
• 2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
• 2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A1464 (ACS/1R)
• 2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) passage
• 2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2017, c.117. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/df1d8f37-2f9f-4217-9aaa-f12c4a90c50b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).