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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Revised State Medical Examiner Act\"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DOH."
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description: "\"Revised State Medical Examiner Act\"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DOH."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "218"
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identifier: "S 976"
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citation: "New Jersey S 976 (218)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["HEALTH PROF", "STATE OFFICE"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2018-07-03T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15494ac0-d969-41c2-b1ff-50d23806dd15"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "53f8f0db4e53282713eedfa85e1758848fdf063ae3bb3ce90006070238e1d5ab"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
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---
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# New Jersey S 976 (218) — "Revised State Medical Examiner Act"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DOH.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/976_I1.HTM)
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2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/976_R1.HTM)
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3. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/976_R3.HTM)
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## Votes
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- ADOPT GR — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- CONCUR GOV REC — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- CONCUR GOV REC — **75–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
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- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
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- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
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- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
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- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
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- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Greenwald, Louis D. — cosponsor (person)
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- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
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- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1709 (1R)
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- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-0) `passage`
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- **2018-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
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- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (37-0)
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- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
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- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
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- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
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- **2018-07-03T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.62. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15494ac0-d969-41c2-b1ff-50d23806dd15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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