A 4753 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires hospitals and birthing facilities to request new parents watch water safety video prior to discharge.

New Jersey bill A4753 requires hospitals and birthing facilities to show new parents (and any adult family members present at birth) a water safety video before discharge. The video covers drowning risks in bathtubs and pools, importance of swimming instruction, life jacket use, and pool safety features like fences. Facilities must incorporate this video into standard discharge procedures, with the Department of Health creating and distributing the video via its website or electronic means. This applies to all licensed birthing facilities providing newborn care in the state.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
General Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Sep 19, 2024 Last action May 29, 2025
Floor votes · General Assembly May 22, 2025

How they voted

692
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 78
May 22, 2025
D Democratic50
46 Yea 4
92% Yea
R Republican28
23 Yea 2 Nay 3
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 29, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (71-2-1)
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Sep 19, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
lower
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors