---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services\" telephone hotline; provides funding for hotline through fire inspection fees and penalties."
description: "Establishes \"New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services\" telephone hotline; provides funding for hotline through fire inspection fees and penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2898"
citation: "New Jersey S 2898 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMER SVCS", "FIREFIGHTERS", "TELEPHONE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Madden, Fred H.", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64375a73-055d-44bf-ba70-b0b661b2c85a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "176eb6be756040fdaef40f0050c8a3414a1553b12a39720bed582e4e4259763d"
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 2898 (218) — Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline; provides funding for hotline through fire inspection fees and penalties.

## 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/2018/Bills/S3000/2898_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4357
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.309. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64375a73-055d-44bf-ba70-b0b661b2c85a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).