Became P.L.2026, c.40, on July 8, 2026.
2026–2027 Session
Assembly Bill 4852
Revises certain requirements for prescription of Schedule II controlled dangerous substances via telemedicine and telehealth without in-person examination or review.*
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Mar 23
Marisa Sweeney, Vincent M. Kearney
Chief co-sponsors from Mar 23
Chief co-sponsor from May 7
2 co-sponsors
In the Senate
Sponsor from Jun 30
Chief co-sponsors from Jun 30
Its course
May 4 to July 8, 2026, 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 4 days
In the General AssemblyMay 4 to Jun 3057 days
HealthMay 4 to Jun 23 · moved on50 days
State and Local GovernmentJun 23 to Jun 230 days
In the SenateJun 30 to Jun 300 days
With the GovernorJun 30 to Jul 88 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Do pass as amended · Jun 23
Who voted how
Yea Alex Sauickie, Cody D. Miller, Erik K. Simonsen, Lisa Swain, Robert J. Karabinchak, Rosaura Bagolie, Vincent M. Kearney
General Assembly, third reading76–2
Passed · Jun 30 · 1 present
Senate, third reading38–2
Passed · Jun 30
Who voted how
Yea Andrew Zwicker, Angela V. McKnight, Anthony M. Bucco, Benjie E. Wimberly, Bob Smith, Brian P. Stack, Britnee N. Timberlake, Carmen F. Amato Jr., Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr., Douglas J. Steinhardt, Gordon M. Johnson, James Beach, James W. Holzapfel, John F. McKeon, John J. Burzichelli, Jon M. Bramnick, Joseph A. Lagana, Joseph F. Vitale, Joseph P. Cryan, Joseph Pennacchio, Latham Tiver, Linda R. Greenstein, M. Teresa Ruiz, Michael L. Testa Jr., Nicholas P. Scutari, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez, Owen Henry, Parker Space, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Paul A. Sarlo, Paul D. Moriarty, Raj Mukherji, Renee C. Burgess, Robert W. Singer, Shirley K. Turner, Troy Singleton, Vin Gopal, Vincent J. Polistina
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 General Assembly May 4 – Jun 30
- May 4Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Health
- Jun 23Sent to State and Local Government
- State and Local Government recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Jun 30Passed the General Assembly, 76 to 2
In the Senate Jun 30
- Jun 30Arrived in the Senate
- Read a second time
- Passed the Senate, 38 to 2, and so both houses
To the Governor Jul 8
- Jul 8Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2026, c.40