---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DCF and DHS to study predatory alienation and its effects on young adults and senior citizens."
description: "Requires DCF and DHS to study predatory alienation and its effects on young adults and senior citizens."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2562"
citation: "New Jersey S 2562 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "SR CITIZENS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Auth, Robert", "Cardinale, Gerald", "Caride, Marlene", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7631370-7d16-4e6e-b615-448375a4a0b9"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c2b3d6f6264d970373346342e94c1791c134de6b1f3d1a66e852385b37b0fb85"
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 2562 (217) — Requires DCF and DHS to study predatory alienation and its effects on young adults and senior citizens.

## 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/S3000/2562_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Auth, Robert — primary (person)
- Cardinale, Gerald — primary (person)
- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Samuel D. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4244
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.64. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7631370-7d16-4e6e-b615-448375a4a0b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).