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New Jersey · 2026-2027 Regular Session · Bill

S 4094: Revises statutory law to change title of "physician assistant" to "physician associate."

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 4094 is a bill introduced in the New Jersey Senate on May 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Revises statutory law to change title of "physician assistant" to "physician associate.". Primary sponsor: Joe Lagana (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): Transferred to Senate Commerce Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe LaganaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate38

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Transferred to Senate Commerce Committee
  2. Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source