republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/218/a-1504.md

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Bill	"Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act"; permits qualified terminally ill patient to self-administer medication to end life in humane and dignified manner.*	"Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act"; permits qualified terminally ill patient to self-administer medication to end life in humane and dignified manner.*	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	218	A 1504	New Jersey A 1504 (218)	bill	HEALTH HUMAN SVCS	enacted	Burzichelli, John J. Codey, Richard J. Danielsen, Joe Eustace, Tim Scutari, Nicholas P. Sweeney, Stephen M.	2	11	4	2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00	2019-04-12T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/4020f39b-554c-4ba3-a1bc-a223926b8ccf	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	a87d2b1f5d059bd3cd356c92f3c6ac907418e758bb55b6b04dc8a9d711617ccc	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey A 1504 (218) — "Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act"; permits qualified terminally ill patient to self-administer medication to end life in humane and dignified manner.*

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 — 21–16 (pass) · upper
• MOTION TAB MOTION — 46–28 (pass) · lower
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 41–33 (pass) · lower
• Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — 5–2 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
• Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
• Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
• Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
• Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
• Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
• Andrzejczak, Bob — cosponsor (person)
• Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
• Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
• Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
• Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
• Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
• McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
• Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
• Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
• Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
• Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00 Transferred to Assembly Judiciary Committee referral-committee
• 2018-03-12T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00 Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) amendment-passage
• 2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 Motion To Layover (Webber)
• 2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 Motion To Table (46-28-0) (Greenwald)
• 2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (41-33-4) passage
• 2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
• 2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for S1072 (1R)
• 2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (21-16) passage
• 2019-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2019, c.59. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4020f39b-554c-4ba3-a1bc-a223926b8ccf. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).