26:2H-12.23

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY CHECKLIST

Compiled by the NJ State Law Library

 

LAWS OF:        2004                 CHAPTER:        9

 

NJSA:               26:2H-12.23       (“Patient Safety Act”)

 

BILL NO:          S557                 (Substituted for A2214)

 

SPONSOR(S):   Vitale and others

 

DATE INTRODUCED:     Pre-filed

 

COMMITTEE:                ASSEMBLY:     Health and Human Services

 

                                    SENATE:          Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens

 

AMENDED DURING PASSAGE:             Yes

 

DATE OF PASSAGE:                ASSEMBLY:     March 15, 2004

 

                                                SENATE:          March 29, 2004

 

DATE OF APPROVAL:              April 27, 2004

 

FOLLOWING ARE ATTACHED IF AVAILABLE:

 

            FINAL TEXT OF BILL Senate Committee Substitute (1R) enacted

 

            S557

                        SPONSOR’S STATEMENT: (Begins on page 7 of original bill)                   Yes

 

                        COMMITTEE STATEMENT:                               ASSEMBLY:                 Yes

 

                                                                                                SENATE:                      Yes

 

                        FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENT:                                                      No

 

                        LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE:                                                        No

 

            A2214

                        SPONSOR’S STATEMENT: (Begins on page 7 of original bill)                   Yes

 

                        COMMITTEE STATEMENT:                               ASSEMBLY:                 Yes

                                                                                                Identical to Assembly Statement to S557

 

                                                                                                SENATE:                      No

 

                        FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENT:                                                      No

 

                        LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE:                                                        No

 

            VETO MESSAGE:                                                                                             No

 

            GOVERNOR’S PRESS RELEASE ON SIGNING:                                                 Yes

 

 

FOLLOWING WERE PRINTED:

            To check for circulating copies, contact New Jersey State Government

            Publications at the State Library (609) 292-6220 or mailto:refdesk@njstatelib.org.

 

            REPORTS:                                                                                                        No

 

            HEARINGS:                                                                                                      Yes

974.90  New Jersey. Legislature. Assembly Health and Human Services Committee

            H434     Testimony concerning issues and recommendations….patient safety, held

            2002b   August 1, 2002. Trenton, 2002

                        http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislativepub/pubhear/080102lb.PDF

 

974.90    New Jersey. Legislature. Health and Human Services Committee

H434      Meeting on S.557, held 1-26-2004. Trenton, 2004

2004      PDF copy of the hearing

 

            NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:                                                                                 Yes

            “McGreevey signs law for safety of patients,” 4-28-2004 Philadelphia Inquirer, p.B3

            “McGreevey signs Patient Safety Act,” 4-28-2004 The Press, p.A8

            “Medical errors to be reported under new law,” The Record p.A3

            “State tales mew approach to hospital error reports,” 4-28-2004 Star Ledger p16

 

 

 

 

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