---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for notification of emergency contact in event of death of senior citizen in certain housing facilities.*"
description: "Provides for notification of emergency contact in event of death of senior citizen in certain housing facilities.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1131"
citation: "New Jersey S 1131 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SR CITIZENS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Houghtaling, Eric", "Mukherji, Raj", "Rice, Ronald L.", "Spencer, L. Grace", "Tucker, Cleopatra G.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-02-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2366b28f-858a-40f9-b272-5fb24e636ccd"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b08b1199243f8bc762f24f1f1d12874377edcfe9ff0ff88b8e76c4c18a160f1c"
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 S 1131 (217) — Provides for notification of emergency contact in event of death of senior citizen in certain housing facilities.*

## 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/S1500/1131_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1500/1131_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Rice, Ronald L. — primary (person)
- Spencer, L. Grace — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — 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 Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Tucker) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3489
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.5. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2366b28f-858a-40f9-b272-5fb24e636ccd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).