New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A2288: Source plasma donation centers-establish licensure requirement
Status: Passed one chamber, October 29, 2026
Establishes licensure requirement for source plasma donation centers.
What the bill says
An Act concerning licensure of source plasma donation centers and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
An Act concerning licensure of source plasma donation centers and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The clinical need for plasma-derived therapies has been steadily increasing for many years. b. Plasma-derived therapies are often the only therapies for many rare and chronic conditions such as primary immune deficiencies and bleeding disorders. c. Plasma-derived therapies also treat acute blood loss, burns, and sepsis. d. Donors at source plasma donation centers provide the source plasma necessary to manufacture plasma-derived therapies; e. Source plasma donation centers employ thousands of New Jersey residents and provide millions of dollars to local economies through wages, taxes, and donor fees. f. Source plasma donation centers provide excellent opportunities for entry-level jobs for high school graduates. g. As recently as 2019, the federal Food and Drug Administration declared a shortage of immune globulin, a plasma-derived therapy. h. A leading analyst predicts the number of source plasma donation centers will increase from more than 1200 in 2024 to more than 1800 in 2030. i. It is in the best interest of the State to create a unique licensure for source plasma donation centers. 2. For the purposes of this act: Commissioner means the Commissioner of …
Sponsors
- Margie Donlon, M.D. (D, 11) · primary sponsor
- Sterley S. Stanley (D, 18) · primary sponsor
- Rosaura Bagolie (D, 27) · primary sponsor
- Gerry Scharfenberger (R, 13)
Latest actions
- : PA (75-1-1)
- : REP 2RA
- : REP REF AAP
- : INT 1RA REF ARP
Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Source plasma donation centers-establish licensure requirement (October 29, 2026): 75 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Assembly Appropriations Committee: Reported favorably (October 22, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Regulated Professions Committee: Reported favorably (February 12, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HUMAN SERVICES, HEALTH - FACILITIES
Common questions
- What is A2288?
- A2288 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Source plasma donation centers-establish licensure requirement.
- What does A2288 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning licensure of source plasma donation centers and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of A2288?
- Passed one chamber as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: PA (75-1-1) (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A2288?
- Margie Donlon, M.D. (D, 11), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A2288?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A2288
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