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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows passage of Certified Respiratory Therapist examination to qualify for licensure as respiratory therapist."
description: "Allows passage of Certified Respiratory Therapist examination to qualify for licensure as respiratory therapist."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 4616"
citation: "New Jersey A 4616 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenwald, Louis D.", "Jaffer, Sadaf F.", "Madden, Fred H.", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Pou, Nellie"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-09-22T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-11-20T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b0c3671-6b44-4cf4-b5c8-fc1ec4088021"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "13e6e179edf1b5b7885e6c160071c4daf86b2d99265b80f8bf6f5214de081eb2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---
# New Jersey A 4616 (220) — Allows passage of Certified Respiratory Therapist examination to qualify for licensure as respiratory therapist.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A5000/4616_I1.HTM)
## Sponsors
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Jaffer, Sadaf F. — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3157
- **2023-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2023-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.176. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b0c3671-6b44-4cf4-b5c8-fc1ec4088021`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).