republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/219/a-5059.md

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Bill	Requires DOH to establish certain nursing education and professional advancement programs.	Requires DOH to establish certain nursing education and professional advancement programs.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	219	A 5059	New Jersey A 5059 (219)	bill	HEALTH PROF	enacted	Benson, Daniel R. Conaway, Herb Sweeney, Stephen M. Vainieri Huttle, Valerie Vitale, Joseph F.	2	9	4	2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00	2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/2c064b22-9e88-40f4-aa77-162fcc470350	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	9d7201ac17b4de0da6ca336fc81623bd7edab9930ff304914503cfddb1638f25	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey A 5059 (219) — Requires DOH to establish certain nursing education and professional advancement programs.

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 — 10–0 (pass) · lower
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — 12–0 (pass) · lower
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 75–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
• Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
• Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
• Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
• Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
• Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
• Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
• Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
• Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
• McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
• Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
• Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
• Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
• Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee referral-committee
• 2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) amendment-passage
• 2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (75-0-0) passage
• 2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
• 2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for S3031 (2R)
• 2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) passage
• 2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2021, c.302. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2c064b22-9e88-40f4-aa77-162fcc470350. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).