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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Requires DCPP to consult with Division of Developmental Disabilities following finding of child abuse or neglect to create services plan for person with developmental disability under certain circumstances."
+description: "Requires DCPP to consult with Division of Developmental Disabilities following finding of child abuse or neglect to create services plan for person with developmental disability under certain circumstances."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "221"
+identifier: "S 720"
+citation: "New Jersey S 720 (221)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CHILD ABUSE", "DEVEL DISAB"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Atkins, Reginald W.", "Burgess, Renee C.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Stanley, Sterley S.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 8
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f28b0bd-0da5-4ef6-98ef-6813badf604b"
+source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
+source_hash: "ab58c5e0a0bea32162920b032a161ee55fe674df6504d9411a33d2ea62b161a3"
+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 720 (221) — Requires DCPP to consult with Division of Developmental Disabilities following finding of child abuse or neglect to create services plan for person with developmental disability 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/S1000/720_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint SHH 3/14/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S1000/720_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Atkins, Reginald W. — primary (person)
+- Burgess, Renee C. — primary (person)
+- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
+- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
+- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
+- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
+- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
+- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
+- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
+- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
+- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
+- Scharfenberger, Gerry — cosponsor (person)
+- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
+- Simonsen, Erik K. — cosponsor (person)
+- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
+- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2024-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
+- **2024-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2024-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4168
+- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
+- **2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.4. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f28b0bd-0da5-4ef6-98ef-6813badf604b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+