---
type: "Bill"
title: "Changes effective date of new law concerning certain State contracts for mental health, behavioral health, and addiction services."
description: "Changes effective date of new law concerning certain State contracts for mental health, behavioral health, and addiction services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3489"
citation: "New Jersey S 3489 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUG ABUSE", "MENTAL HEALT", "ST CONTRACTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Pou, Nellie", "Speight, Shanique", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25216ec6-eb5c-48e7-b199-68a77d9e71b3"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a7759d09b0db0aaebea129250cf4d7844d6535e9d459b68512de441b462002a7"
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 3489 (219) — Changes effective date of new law concerning certain State contracts for mental health, behavioral health, and addiction services.

## 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/2020/Bills/S3500/3489_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5465
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.137. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25216ec6-eb5c-48e7-b199-68a77d9e71b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).