---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes municipal governing body to create and maintain list of municipal residents in need of special assistance in case of emergency for public safety purposes."
description: "Authorizes municipal governing body to create and maintain list of municipal residents in need of special assistance in case of emergency for public safety purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 2741"
citation: "New Jersey A 2741 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERG MGMT", "MUNICIPALITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Coughlin, Craig J.", "Danielsen, Joe", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28c49a6f-197c-4754-8d6d-888527e8373a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e25db1b7fff88b60daf17ae03af376d401ed97b71510fac156981ada97c12557"
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 2741 (217) — Authorizes municipal governing body to create and maintain list of municipal residents in need of special assistance in case of emergency for public safety purposes.

## 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/A3000/2741_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3000/2741_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2875
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.266. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/28c49a6f-197c-4754-8d6d-888527e8373a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).