republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/217/s-976.md

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Bill	Requires Public Health Council to promulgate rules and regulations for use of quality control programs in bio-analytical and clinical laboratories.	Requires Public Health Council to promulgate rules and regulations for use of quality control programs in bio-analytical and clinical laboratories.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	217	S 976	New Jersey S 976 (217)	bill	HEALTH FAC	enacted	Beck, Jennifer Benson, Daniel R. Downey, Joann Eustace, Tim Gordon, Robert M.	2	12	5	2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00	2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/9ca718cf-bd17-4583-bee8-f19a6ac56f55	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	0563e8dc61ea19379e8b2d4c885fa0ca66a75a4778ae2f214b100780c3394278	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey S 976 (217) — Requires Public Health Council to promulgate rules and regulations for use of quality control programs in bio-analytical and clinical laboratories.

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

• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 35–0 (pass) · legislature
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 73–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported favorably out of committee — 9–0 (pass) · legislature
• CONCUR ASMB AMEND — 35–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported favorably out of committee — 13–0 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• Beck, Jennifer — primary (person)
• Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
• Downey, Joann — primary (person)
• Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
• Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
• Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
• Spencer, L. Grace — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2016-02-11T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (35-0) passage
• 2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee referral-committee
• 2016-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Benson) amendment-passage
• 2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00 Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) amendment-passage
• 2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A2332 (3R)
• 2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (73-0-0) passage
• 2016-10-05T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• 2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) passage
• 2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2016, c.86. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9ca718cf-bd17-4583-bee8-f19a6ac56f55. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).