Senate bill · 222
S 2996
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Progress
76 days from first to latest action, across 10 recorded actions.
Filed
Jan 13
Referred to committee
Jan 13
Heard in committee
Mar 19
Reported from committee
Mar 19
Passed first chamber
Mar 23
Passed second chamber
Mar 23
Sent to governor
Mar 30
Became law
Mar 30
Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.
Record votes
Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.
Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute
Senate · Mar 19, 2026
Passed 8–2
8 Yea
2 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
MOTION TAB MOTION
General Assembly · Mar 23, 2026Party-line vote
Passed 43–18
43 Yea
18 Nay
19 Absent / not voting
3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
General Assembly · Mar 23, 2026
Passed 58–9
58 Yea
9 Nay
13 Absent / not voting
3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
Senate · Mar 23, 2026
Passed 32–5
32 Yea
5 Nay
3 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by New Jersey Legislature.
Approved P.L.2026, c.6.
Mar 30, 2026 · General Assembly
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (58-9-1)
Mar 23, 2026 · General Assembly
Motion To Table (Greenwald) (43-18-0)
Mar 23, 2026 · General Assembly
Motion To Aa (Fantasia)
Mar 23, 2026 · General Assembly
Substituted for A4052 (ACS)
Mar 23, 2026 · General Assembly
Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
Mar 23, 2026 · General Assembly
Passed by the Senate (32-5)
Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Transferred to Senate Judiciary Committee
Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Authors
and 33 coauthors or sponsors
- Troy SingletonD
- Bill SpearmanD
- Joe VitaleD
- Brennan, Katie–
- Annette QuijanoD
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- Teresa Ruiz cosponsorD
- Nilsa Cruz-Perez cosponsorD
- Paul Moriarty cosponsorD
- Ellen Park cosponsorD
- Brian Stack cosponsorD
- Gordon Johnson cosponsorD
- Andrew Zwicker cosponsorD
- Renee Burgess cosponsorD
- Onyema, Chigozie U. cosponsor–
- Joe Cryan cosponsorD
- Doug Steinhardt cosponsorR
- Testa, Michael L., Jr. cosponsor–
- Owen Henry cosponsorR
- Raj Mukherji cosponsorD
- Linda Greenstein cosponsorD
- John McKeon cosponsorD
- Amato, Carmen F., Jr. cosponsor–
- Kearney, Vincent M. cosponsor–
- Shirley Turner cosponsorD
- O'Scanlon, Declan J., Jr. cosponsor–
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson cosponsorD
- Diegnan, Patrick J., Jr. cosponsor–
- Dawn Fantasia cosponsorR
- Britnee Timberlake cosponsorD
- Gerry Scharfenberger cosponsorR
- Benjie Wimberly cosponsorD
- Jim Holzapfel cosponsorR
- Jim Beach cosponsorD
- Angela McKnight cosponsorD
- Aura Dunn cosponsorR
- Parker Space cosponsorR
- Kristin Corrado cosponsorR
- Shanique Speight cosponsorD
In committee
- Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Senate
Referred Jan 13, 2026 · heard Mar 19, 2026 · reported after 65 days