republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/217/s-295.md

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Bill	Requires DOH to issue standing order authorizing pharmacists to dispense opioid antidotes to patients without individual prescriptions.*	Requires DOH to issue standing order authorizing pharmacists to dispense opioid antidotes to patients without individual prescriptions.*	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	217	S 295	New Jersey S 295 (217)	bill	PHARMACEUTIC	enacted	Benson, Daniel R. Downey, Joann Mazzeo, Vincent Mukherji, Raj Sarlo, Paul A. Vainieri Huttle, Valerie Vitale, Joseph F. Wimberly, Benjie E.	2	10	3	2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00	2017-06-09T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/3c9f4bf0-e41a-4a7a-9f8c-6329c86820bd	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	0479735811d98c3f8cc3849dbeeee41d30ebba7bf0c36f23e887707a0a51ec57	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey S 295 (217) — Requires DOH to issue standing order authorizing pharmacists to dispense opioid antidotes to patients without individual prescriptions.*

Version chain

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

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
2. Reprint (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — 12–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported favorably out of committee — 8–0 (pass) · legislature
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 38–0 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
• Downey, Joann — primary (person)
• Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
• Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
• Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
• Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
• Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
• Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
• Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
• Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
• Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
• Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
• Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
• McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
• O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
• Whelan, Jim — 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
• 2016-05-02T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (38-0) passage
• 2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-27T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A2334 (1R)
• 2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (74-0-0) passage
• 2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• 2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) passage
• 2017-06-09T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2017, c.88. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3c9f4bf0-e41a-4a7a-9f8c-6329c86820bd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).