---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes tuition reimbursement program for certain psychiatrists who work in underserved areas or psychiatric hospitals in New Jersey.*"
description: "Establishes tuition reimbursement program for certain psychiatrists who work in underserved areas or psychiatric hospitals in New Jersey.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2331"
citation: "New Jersey S 2331 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE", "HEALTH PROF"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Codey, Richard J.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "McKeon, John F.", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Munoz, Nancy F.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-06-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ba10ac3-8567-433c-b5e9-314b535b3388"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "7b52ecdfc4e743c8f51136a1beacb3f6e92c7d58a687557799da9701ca57b570"
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 2331 (217) — Establishes tuition reimbursement program for certain psychiatrists who work in underserved areas or psychiatric hospitals in New Jersey.*

## 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/S2500/2331_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2500/2331_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Handlin, Amy H. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3962 (1R)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.126. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ba10ac3-8567-433c-b5e9-314b535b3388`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).