New Jersey Senate Bill 619 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on June 24 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-06-24 - Approved P.L.2021, c.118.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Permits use of telemedicine and telehealth to authorize patients for medical cannabis and to issue written instructions for dispensing medical cannabis.

Permits use of telemedicine and telehealth to authorize patients for medical cannabis and to issue written instructions for dispensing medical cannabis.

Sen. Declan O'Scanlon [R]

Rep. Pamela Lampitt [D]

Rep. Mila Jasey [D]

2021-06-21 - Senate - Senate Floor: Concur Governor Recommendations (Y: 37 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-06-21 - Assembly - Assembly Floor: Concur Governor Recommendations (Y: 61 N: 8 NV: 11 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-06-03 - Senate - Senate Floor: Adopt Governor Recommendations (Y: 37 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-19 - Senate - Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments (Y: 33 N: 1 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-19 - Senate - Senate Floor: Amend (Y: 33 N: 1 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-09-24 - Assembly - Assembly Floor: Substitute for A1635 (Voice Vote) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-09-24 - Assembly - Assembly Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage (Y: 68 N: 6 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - Assembly - Assembly Health Committee: Reported with Amendments (Y: 10 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - Assembly - Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee: Reported with Amendments (Y: 10 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage (Y: 36 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - Senate - Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee: Reported with Amendments (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-06-24	Senate	Approved P.L.2021, c.118.
2021-06-21	Senate	Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (61-8-2)
2021-06-21	Senate	Received in the Assembly on Concurrence with Gov. Recommend.
2021-06-21	Assembly	Passed by the Senate (37-3)
2021-06-03	Assembly	2nd Reading in the Senate on Concur. w/Governor's Recommend. (37-1)
2021-04-19	Assembly	Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate
2021-02-19	Senate	Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (33-1)
2020-10-08	Senate	Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
2020-09-24	Assembly	Passed by the Assembly (68-6-3)
2020-09-24	Assembly	Substituted for A1635 (1R)
2020-03-05	Assembly	Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading
2020-02-13	Assembly	Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
2020-02-10	Senate	Passed by the Senate (36-1)
2020-01-27	Senate	Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
2020-01-14	Senate	Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

S4171 (Carry Over) 2019-11-07 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
A1635 (Same As) 2020-09-24 - Substituted by S619 (2R)
A5986 (Carry Over) 2019-11-25 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2020/S619
Text	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2020/S1000/619_I1.HTM
Text	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2020/S1000/619_R1.HTM
Text	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2020/AL21/118_.HTM
Roll Call	https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp?BillNumber=S619
Roll Call	https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2020/S619