Revises certain references to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in statutory and regulatory law; Requires health benefits coverage for certain immunizations recommended by DOH.*
This bill (S 4894) updates New Jersey law to replace all references to the federal "Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices" (ACIP) with references to the New Jersey Department of Health. It affects state agencies that have rules or regulations citing ACIP recommendations for vaccinations or immunizations. The bill requires agencies to revise their rules to use the Department of Health's recommendations instead of ACIP guidance, but does not change existing vaccination requirements or policies. This is a procedural update to align state law with state authority, not a policy change.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Nov 20, 2025
Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 22, 2025
How they voted
25–12
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Dec 22, 2025
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican15
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (51-24-0)
lower
Jan 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 2, 2026
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
lower
Dec 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (25-12)
upper
Nov 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
P
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
P
Joe Vitale
DDemocratic
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