---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides protections for children under the age of 18 with developmental disabilities and individuals with developmental disabilities ages 18-21 receiving services from Division of Children's System of Care."
description: "Provides protections for children under the age of 18 with developmental disabilities and individuals with developmental disabilities ages 18-21 receiving services from Division of Children's System of Care."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 3386"
citation: "New Jersey A 3386 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEVEL DISAB"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caride, Marlene", "Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Mukherji, Raj", "Rice, Ronald L.", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-03-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16357d49-df04-4fba-ac17-238054244740"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4c8fbc610722a5b98053e6a007076b57c1039faaf07c0a9ff3d32b6bb73d486f"
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 3386 (217) — Provides protections for children under the age of 18 with developmental disabilities and individuals with developmental disabilities ages 18-21 receiving services from Division of Children's System of Care.

## 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/A3500/3386_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3500/3386_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Rice, Ronald L. — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (32-0) (Vitale) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2711 (2R)
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-2-0) `passage`
- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.213. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16357d49-df04-4fba-ac17-238054244740`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).