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type: "Bill"
title: "Revises law concerning patient referrals to substance use disorder treatment facilities, recovery residences, and clinical laboratories.*"
description: "Revises law concerning patient referrals to substance use disorder treatment facilities, recovery residences, and clinical laboratories.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 3973"
citation: "New Jersey A 3973 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUG ABUSE", "HEALTH FAC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Schnall, Alexander", "Verrelli, Anthony S.", "Vitale, Joseph F.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-08-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc715d98-a5cc-42b8-bfcc-4e88f1052380"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "20949ba4baa767666f957b6cd89654abdb450898f2e18ecfbbd684291177e4ff"
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 3973 (221) — Revises law concerning patient referrals to substance use disorder treatment facilities, recovery residences, 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](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4000/3973_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SBA 3/17/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4000/3973_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **80–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Schnall, Alexander — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Burgess, Renee C. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- McCann Stamato, Barbara — cosponsor (person)
- McCoy, Tennille R. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-09-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3952 (1R)
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (80-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-08-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.121. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc715d98-a5cc-42b8-bfcc-4e88f1052380`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).