---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes New Jersey Caregiver Task Force to evaluate and provide recommendations on caregiver support services."
description: "Establishes New Jersey Caregiver Task Force to evaluate and provide recommendations on caregiver support services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 959"
citation: "New Jersey S 959 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUMAN SVCS", "PUB ASSIST"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-12-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/937163dd-effe-4722-9ea3-65fd9a76e709"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d141fcd92dcb8a925112f108583678abb2cddd58a5afebc8167f2ac6004f8170"
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 959 (218) — Establishes New Jersey Caregiver Task Force to evaluate and provide recommendations on caregiver support services.

## 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/2018/Bills/S1000/959_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/959_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-11-26T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3514 (2R)
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.166. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/937163dd-effe-4722-9ea3-65fd9a76e709`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).