---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns emergency assistance which is repaid by the recipient."
description: "Concerns emergency assistance which is repaid by the recipient."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 4295"
citation: "New Jersey A 4295 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERG MGMT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Muoio, Elizabeth Maher", "Quijano, Annette", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-10-27T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/411e194e-63d4-4c3a-9219-5b2e13fd2c1c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "918c260af4ebd89f950b02c6b6d9da98976057cf061c1fd1761bdd0c5f59ee87"
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 4295 (217) — Concerns emergency assistance which is repaid by the recipient.

## 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/A4500/4295_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4500/4295_R1.HTM)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Allen, Diane B. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Muoio) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (Muoio) (71-0-0)
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2852 (1R)
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (35-0) (Weinberg)
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.34. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/411e194e-63d4-4c3a-9219-5b2e13fd2c1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).