---
type: "Bill"
title: "Directs Attorney General to develop plan to disseminate Amber and Silver Alert information through social media."
description: "Directs Attorney General to develop plan to disseminate Amber and Silver Alert information through social media."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 2519"
citation: "New Jersey A 2519 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "INTERNET", "SR CITIZENS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Downey, Joann", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "McKnight, Angela V."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b98c1a0-f538-4c88-9869-55a1512af1ef"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "171a59024c9cba931d5ce2b78dcf62c13a3a2058c5c533dc872946c36fa01254"
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 2519 (217) — Directs Attorney General to develop plan to disseminate Amber and Silver Alert information through social media.

## 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/A3000/2519_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Barnes, Peter J. — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1152 (1R)
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.78. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b98c1a0-f538-4c88-9869-55a1512af1ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).