---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits residential substance use disorder treatment facilities and aftercare facilities from denying admission to individuals receiving medication assisted treatment for substance use disorder."
description: "Prohibits residential substance use disorder treatment facilities and aftercare facilities from denying admission to individuals receiving medication assisted treatment for substance use disorder."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2964"
citation: "New Jersey S 2964 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUG ABUSE", "HEALTH FAC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen, Diane B.", "Benson, Daniel R.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Munoz, Nancy F.", "Quijano, Annette", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0f006e0-5072-4110-8140-af18ec6146b1"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f41c687ab6023043f38368aa5cded771f2a3ce79287d25a7c359c83e4ac57aa5"
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 2964 (217) — Prohibits residential substance use disorder treatment facilities and aftercare facilities from denying admission to individuals receiving medication assisted treatment for substance use disorder.

## 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/S3000/2964_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Allen, Diane B. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4707
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.256. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0f006e0-5072-4110-8140-af18ec6146b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).