New Jersey State Senator

Joseph Vitale 2026-2027 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 8)

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Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New Jersey Senate Bill S4029

Introduced
3/19/26  
Expands scope of Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; appropriates $1 million.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S4025

Introduced
3/19/26  
Provides for independent prescriptive authority for midwives.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S3993

Introduced
3/19/26  
Requires age verification and parent or guardian consent for minor's use of social media platform; prohibits certain messaging between adults and minors on social media platform.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S4000

Introduced
3/19/26  
Excludes certain income earned from health promotion or disease prevention work from income eligibility determination under NJ FamilyCare, WFNJ, and NJ SNAP.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S4034

Introduced
3/19/26  
Appropriates $10 million to Department of Treasury for nurse preceptor tax credits.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S4017

Introduced
3/19/26  
Requires DOH to purchase xylazine test strips to be distributed to entities that provide authorized harm reduction services; makes appropriation.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S4023

Introduced
3/19/26  
Allows costs of medical cannabis to be reimbursed by Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund, PAAD, Senior Gold and VCCO.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S4030

Introduced
3/19/26  
Designates minimum percentage of residential substance use disorder treatment facility beds for use by NJ FamilyCare eligible individuals as condition for licensure.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S4022

Introduced
3/19/26  
Requires helmet while operating bicycle, scooter, or motorized scooter.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S4024

Introduced
3/19/26  
Establishes act of disseminating misinformation as professional misconduct for health care professionals.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S3994

Introduced
3/19/26  
Requires public and nonpublic secondary schools to annually conduct written or verbal substance use screening on all students using a particular screening program.
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New Jersey Senate Bill SJR133

Introduced
3/19/26  
Designates November of each year as "C. Difficile Awareness Month."
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New Jersey Senate Bill S3992

Introduced
3/19/26  
Refer
3/19/26  
Report Pass
5/11/26  
Increases cap on personal care assistant services from 40 hours to 91 hours per week for Medicaid beneficiary determined clinically eligible for nursing facility level of care.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S4003

Introduced
3/19/26  
Requires Medicaid coverage for continuous glucose monitors and related supplies for individuals diagnosed with diabetes who meet certain coverage eligibility criteria.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S4037

Introduced
3/19/26  
Establishes oversight and qualifications of peer recovery specialists.