---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"New Jersey Hearing Impairment Task Force.\""
description: "Establishes \"New Jersey Hearing Impairment Task Force.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2705"
citation: "New Jersey S 2705 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISABLED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Madden, Fred H.", "Quijano, Annette", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44a462bf-f0e6-4f69-a167-5260a39e330d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "213b46d599ad33e42b6ac34eb1d8e52b5887f157df7b6a5bd3763f8ff7f2f691"
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 2705 (217) — Establishes "New Jersey Hearing Impairment Task Force."

## 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/S3000/2705_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S3000/2705_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (27-0) (Diegnan) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4539 (2R)
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (64-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.255. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44a462bf-f0e6-4f69-a167-5260a39e330d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).