---
type: "Bill"
title: "Limits time continuing care retirement communities may retain refundable entrance fee after resident vacates facility; provides for disposition of certain personal property.*"
description: "Limits time continuing care retirement communities may retain refundable entrance fee after resident vacates facility; provides for disposition of certain personal property.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 2747"
citation: "New Jersey A 2747 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH FAC", "SR CITIZENS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Danielsen, Joe", "Downey, Joann", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Munoz, Nancy F."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 10
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/066f4ca7-3934-4b9b-9aa4-e1db9b449aa1"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0ca0cd15bb2015722d5ded2bd0951d1dccba688a45f305e05d388d5e3f470450"
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 A 2747 (218) — Limits time continuing care retirement communities may retain refundable entrance fee after resident vacates facility; provides for disposition of certain personal property.*

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Committee Substitute A880** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A3000/2747_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A3000/2747_I1.HTM)
3. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A3000/2747_R3.HTM)
4. **Reprint of Substitute A880** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A3000/2747_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Handlin, Amy H. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Wolfe, David W. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Houghtaling) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Tully) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1532 (1R)
- **2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.98. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/066f4ca7-3934-4b9b-9aa4-e1db9b449aa1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).