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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Expands eligibility of inmates for medical parole and requires inmate's enrollment in Medicaid under certain circumstances."
+description: "Expands eligibility of inmates for medical parole and requires inmate's enrollment in Medicaid under certain circumstances."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "A 1661"
+citation: "New Jersey A 1661 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CORRECTIONS", "PAROLE"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "Danielsen, Joe", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Sumter, Shavonda E."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/421520ed-1626-4295-925c-ac92a9f70385"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "7b828643d859b1a426c3f255623777232f243910f57c3e6529c0cd8679599ab1"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
+---
+
+# New Jersey A 1661 (217) — Expands eligibility of inmates for medical parole and requires inmate's enrollment in Medicaid under certain circumstances.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1661_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1661_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–4** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported without recommendation — **3–1** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–2** (pass) · legislature
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **50–27** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
+- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
+- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
+- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
+- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
+- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
+- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
+- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
+- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (50-27-0) `passage`
+- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2016-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading (without recommendation) `committee-passage`
+- **2016-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (22-0) (Cunningham) `amendment-passage`
+- **2017-07-13T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3217 (1R)
+- **2017-07-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (21-9) `passage`
+- **2017-07-13T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
+- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (48-20-0) `passage`
+- **2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.235. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/421520ed-1626-4295-925c-ac92a9f70385`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+