---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enacts new \"Uniform Interstate Family Support Act\"; repeals previous uniform law."
description: "Enacts new \"Uniform Interstate Family Support Act\"; repeals previous uniform law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 995"
citation: "New Jersey S 995 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD SUPPOR", "INTERSTATE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barnes, Peter J.", "McKeon, John F.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-03-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee31af9a-22b6-4d2a-9611-4b90b2d5e0d8"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9ea4c267b44bda6871661b36f1a13a880934019cf6dbd92bf61671ea34ddfb31"
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 995 (217) — Enacts new "Uniform Interstate Family Support Act"; repeals previous uniform law.

## 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/S1000/995_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/995_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Barnes, Peter J. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2373 (1R)
- **2016-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.1. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee31af9a-22b6-4d2a-9611-4b90b2d5e0d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).