The New Jersey Declaration of Death Act was signed into law on April 8, 1991. The bill was passed, as amended, by the New Jersey Senate (S-1208) on March 7,1991. The companion bill was passed by the General Assembly (A-1413) on February 28, 1991. The New Jersey Declaration of Death Act is based upon the work of the New Jersey Commission on Legal and Ethical Problems in the Delivery of Health Care (the New Jersey Bioethics Commission). The bill was originally approved by the Bioethics Commission on June 8, 1988, and transmitted to the Governor and Legislature on June 15, 1988.