---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires report on status of lead-safe program in DCA.*"
description: "Requires report on status of lead-safe program in DCA.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 996"
citation: "New Jersey S 996 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HAZ SUBSTANC", "SUPPL APPROP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Muoio, Elizabeth Maher", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Quijano, Annette", "Rice, Ronald L.", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Spencer, L. Grace", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Van Drew, Jeff"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f99b5ba-a268-404d-a74b-7a6c4240e5ae"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "6bcdf2fd18bb5d9030054acfc55385191c58e304908d17b8c3cc1b585eb882ac"
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 996 (217) — Requires report on status of lead-safe program in DCA.*

## 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/S1000/996_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint condional veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/996_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **54–14** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Rice, Ronald L. — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Spencer, L. Grace — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- Caride, Marlene — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Green, Jerry — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Whelan, Jim — 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 Community and Urban Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (32-0) `passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1378
- **2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (54-14-5) `passage`
- **2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (36-0)
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (68-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.185. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f99b5ba-a268-404d-a74b-7a6c4240e5ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).