---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes the Unclaimed Property Administrator to verify certain governmental debts before delivering abandoned property."
description: "Authorizes the Unclaimed Property Administrator to verify certain governmental debts before delivering abandoned property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 2441"
citation: "New Jersey A 2441 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eustace, Tim", "Gordon, Robert M.", "Gusciora, Reed", "Kennedy, James J.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Mukherji, Raj", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27ed5ba2-dbd3-49ec-8db0-f17e5f2c6422"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "645935fcacd85981b588dbd3634f229105976d3ed1fd3c170cb9ded23c07c352"
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 2441 (217) — Authorizes the Unclaimed Property Administrator to verify certain governmental debts before delivering abandoned property.

## 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/A2500/2441_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulatory Oversight and Reform and Federal Relations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 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** Substituted for S2910
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.159. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27ed5ba2-dbd3-49ec-8db0-f17e5f2c6422`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).