---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families."
description: "Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 3824"
citation: "New Jersey A 3824 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEVEL DISAB", "HUMAN SVCS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holley, Jamel C.", "Kean, Thomas H.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Stack, Brian P.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Wimberly, Benjie E.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17bf52fb-e017-455c-9a87-c9c20124e06b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "7e3e988cca34c29de95a5db71b3e96fe30f1df182cddbe058a38d779bfc13d22"
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 3824 (217) — Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families.

## 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/A4000/3824_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–7** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-7-4) `passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2392/2472 (SCS)
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.269. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17bf52fb-e017-455c-9a87-c9c20124e06b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).