---
type: "Bill"
title: "Changes the time when child placement review hearings are initiated from 45 days to 60 days."
description: "Changes the time when child placement review hearings are initiated from 45 days to 60 days."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2463"
citation: "New Jersey S 2463 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADOPTION", "HUMAN SVCS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen, Diane B.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Rice, Ronald L.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-07-14T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e47fdf4-e957-4844-851a-0a0468849765"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "2c355f505c3138ae393be8301b40c8a6519d38d247773e4b89359ac2e5b672ef"
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 2463 (217) — Changes the time when child placement review hearings are initiated from 45 days to 60 days.

## 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/S2500/2463_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Allen, Diane B. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Rice, Ronald L. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3892
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.90. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e47fdf4-e957-4844-851a-0a0468849765`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).