---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises treatment requirements for convicted drug offenders receiving general assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.*"
description: "Revises treatment requirements for convicted drug offenders receiving general assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 601"
citation: "New Jersey S 601 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUG ABUSE", "LABOR", "PUB ASSIST"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Muoio, Elizabeth Maher", "Oliver, Sheila Y.", "Singer, Robert W.", "Spencer, L. Grace", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Tucker, Cleopatra G.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-11-30T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2daf63da-8b12-4df5-8965-e36c03b6a546"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "1e8d47cc2ff65f41da673bf0611a837a17d791bc495e733110290e8f1ad0aa28"
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 601 (217) — Revises treatment requirements for convicted drug offenders receiving general assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.*

## 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/S1000/601_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/601_R1.HTM)
3. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/601_U1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–4** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **47–23** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR GOV REC — **31–2** (pass) · legislature
- Reported without recommendation out of Senate committee as a substitute — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR GOV REC — **64–7** (pass) · legislature
- ADOPT GR — **34–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–2** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **22–10** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
- Oliver, Sheila Y. — primary (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Spencer, L. Grace — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2016-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (22-10) `passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A889 (ACS)
- **2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (47-23-2) `passage`
- **2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (34-0)
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (31-2) `passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (64-7-1) `passage`
- **2016-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.69. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2daf63da-8b12-4df5-8965-e36c03b6a546`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).