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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Prohibits DCF from using federal benefits received by a child in out of home placement to reimburse State for cost of child's care, except under certain circumstances.*"
+description: "Prohibits DCF from using federal benefits received by a child in out of home placement to reimburse State for cost of child's care, except under certain circumstances.*"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "221"
+identifier: "S 3153"
+citation: "New Jersey S 3153 (221)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CHILDREN", "HUMAN SVCS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cryan, Joseph P.", "Haider, Shama A.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Speight, Shanique", "Sumter, Shavonda E."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 10
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2024-05-06T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-12-19T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c4f8936-a602-483b-b495-5ded5fc93279"
+source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
+source_hash: "ade679a9c0d787a0b44f2029302a88ea4c20d6b23d7c28fb99fa30333c58d3df"
+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 S 3153 (221) — Prohibits DCF from using federal benefits received by a child in out of home placement to reimburse State for cost of child's care, except 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](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S3500/3153_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint SHH 10/7/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S3500/3153_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
+- Haider, Shama A. — primary (person)
+- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
+- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
+- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
+- Bramnick, Jon M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
+- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
+- Polistina, Vincent J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
+- Swift, Claire S. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2024-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2024-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2024-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
+- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2025-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4543 (2R)
+- **2025-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-4) `passage`
+- **2025-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.162. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c4f8936-a602-483b-b495-5ded5fc93279`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+