A 6313 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes pilot program to support hospitals that maintain certain services when relocating; appropriates $3 million.

This bill establishes a pilot program to help hospitals maintain essential services in underserved communities when relocating. It targets hospitals moving from municipalities with specific medical underservice designations (population >30,000, single hospital, and documented healthcare access gaps), requiring them to operate a "community access location" at their original site with services like emergency care, psychiatric services, and surgical capabilities. The program provides up to $3 million in state funding to cover costs for developing/maintaining these services or community health programs. Eligible hospitals must apply to the Department of Health with financial and service plans, and the program operates under specific regulatory waivers to support integration with the new hospital location.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2026 Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (27-10)
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (59-14-0)
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
5 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors