New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S2981: Nurses-estab. certain reqs & initiatives; transfer oversight to Board of Nursing
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
Establishes certain requirements and initiatives related to nurses; appropriates funds.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
S2981 SENATE, No. 2981 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 222nd LEGISLATURE PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION Sponsored by: Senator JOSEPH F. VITALE District 19 (Middlesex) Senator ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT District 31 (Hudson) Senator ANTHONY M. BUCCO District 25 (Morris and Passaic) Co-Sponsored by: Senator Burgess SYNOPSIS Establishes certain requirements and initiatives related to nurses; appropriates funds. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel. concerning nurses, revising various parts of the statutory law, supplementing P.L.2002, c.116 (C.18A:65-89 et seq.) and P.L.1947, c.262 (C.45:11-23 et seq.), and making an appropriation. 1. (New section) The New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing (NJCCN) shall establish a program through which facilities for acute care, long-term care, public health, ambulatory care, home care and hospice providers, veterans memorial homes, and other qualifying facilities or providers may apply to receive financial, material, and technical support from the NJCCN to implement a transition-to-practice program created in accordance with P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) for licensed practical nurses and registered professional nurses, or one of these professions. 2. (New section) a. The NJCCN shall: (1) establish and update, as necessary, requirements for a transition-to-practice program created in accordance with P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill). The requirements shall include, at a …
Sponsors
- Joseph F. Vitale (D, 19) · primary sponsor
- Angela V. McKnight (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- Anthony M. Bucco (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Renee C. Burgess (D, 28)
Latest actions
- : REF SBA
- : REP 2RS
- : INT 1RS REF SHH
Votes
- Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee: Reported favorably (October 5, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH - PROFESSIONALS
Common questions
- What is S2981?
- S2981 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Nurses-estab. certain reqs & initiatives; transfer oversight to Board of Nursing.
- What does S2981 do?
- Establishes certain requirements and initiatives related to nurses; appropriates funds.
- What is the status of S2981?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: REF SBA (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2981?
- Joseph F. Vitale (D, 19), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S2981?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S2981
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