Establishes education requirements for certain officers of State Board of Medical Examiners.
This bill (S 4224) requires the State Board of Medical Examiners in New Jersey to elect a vice president (in addition to a president, secretary, and treasurer) and mandates that both the president and vice president must hold an M.D., D.O., or D.P.M. medical degree. It amends existing law to specify these educational qualifications for the board's top leadership roles. The change directly affects the selection process for these two positions on the board. The bill takes effect four months after enactment to allow the board time to comply with the new requirements.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2025
Last action Jun 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jun 2, 2025
D
Democratic25
92% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 12, 2025
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Transferred to Senate Commerce Committee
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Lagana
DDemocratic
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