---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DOE to develop educational fact sheet for distribution to parents of student-athletes and cheerleaders concerning use and misuse of prescription opioids."
description: "Requires DOE to develop educational fact sheet for distribution to parents of student-athletes and cheerleaders concerning use and misuse of prescription opioids."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 3944"
citation: "New Jersey A 3944 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUG ABUSE", "ED HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Caride, Marlene", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b0baf0b-5ecf-47de-9acb-e69bec3cf4d0"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f4c43c723bd8bb9a30e1f1aff9e44fa98c2430d2bff3af96bf283065bdd00ee6"
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 3944 (217) — Requires DOE to develop educational fact sheet for distribution to parents of student-athletes and cheerleaders concerning use and misuse of prescription opioids.

## 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/A4000/3944_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-12-12T05:00:00+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 Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2402
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.167. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b0baf0b-5ecf-47de-9acb-e69bec3cf4d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).