Became P.L.2019, c.218, on August 9, 2019.
2018–2019 Session
Senate Bill 1109
Renames "Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act" as "Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act"; permits physician assistants to sign and modify POLST forms; requires continuing education concerning end-of-life care.*
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor from Jan 22
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Jun 20, 2019
Chief co-sponsor from Jun 20, 2019
Its course
January 25, 2018 to August 9, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action8 actions on 7 days
In the SenateJan 25 to Apr 1277 days
Health, Human Services and Senior CitizensJan 25 to Mar 1246 days
In the General AssemblyApr 12 to Jun 20434 days
Health and Senior ServicesMay 7 to Mar 7304 days
With the GovernorJun 20 to Aug 950 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Senate, third reading36–0
Passed · Apr 12
Who voted how
Yea Anthony R. Bucco, Bob Smith, Brian P. Stack, Chris A. Brown, Christopher Bateman, Christopher J. Connors, Dawn Marie Addiego, Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr., Fred H. Madden Jr., Gerald Cardinale, James Beach, Jeff Van Drew, Joseph A. Lagana, Joseph F. Vitale, Joseph P. Cryan, Kristin M. Corrado, Linda R. Greenstein, M. Teresa Ruiz, Michael J. Doherty, Nellie Pou, Nia H. Gill Esq., Nicholas J. Sacco, Nicholas P. Scutari, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Paul A. Sarlo, Richard J. Codey, Robert W. Singer, Ronald L. Rice, Samuel D. Thompson, Sandra B. Cunningham, Shirley K. Turner, Stephen M. Sweeney, Steven V. Oroho, Thomas H. Kean Jr., Troy Singleton, Vin Gopal
Not voting James W. Holzapfel, Joseph Pennacchio, Loretta Weinberg, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez
Health and Senior Services11–0
Do pass · Mar 7, 2019
Who voted how
Yea Anthony S. Verrelli, Brian E. Rumpf, Carol A. Murphy, Chris Tully, Daniel R. Benson, Herb Conaway Jr., Holly T. Schepisi, John Armato, Nancy F. Muñoz, Nancy J. Pinkin, Shanique Speight
Not voting Erik Peterson, Jamel C. Holley
General Assembly, third reading75–0
Passed · Jun 20, 2019
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Mar 12
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 25 – Apr 12
- Jan 25Introduced in the Senate and sent to Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
- Mar 12Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Apr 12Passed the Senate, 36 to 0
In the General Assembly May 7 – Jun 20, 2019
- May 7Arrived in the General Assembly
- Sent to Health and Senior Services
- Mar 7, 2019Health and Senior Services recommended it
- Read a second time
- Jun 20, 2019Passed the General Assembly, 75 to 0, and so both houses
To the Governor Aug 9, 2019
- Aug 9, 2019Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2019, c.218