---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes Statewide behavioral health crisis system of care. *"
description: "Establishes Statewide behavioral health crisis system of care. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 311"
citation: "New Jersey S 311 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MENTAL HEALT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Conaway, Herb", "Gopal, Vin", "Verrelli, Anthony S.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/879c7373-bc5e-4439-9ee2-d072bf0faffb"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a23b8717b71526074cb9a33fbbe31d9e47adb8380a663a344a17aa5e93c3ad56"
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 311 (220) — Establishes Statewide behavioral health crisis system of care. *

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S0500/311_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint of Substitute Assembly 6/29/22 2R SCS** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S0500/311_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint of Substitute SBA 6/6/22 1R SCS** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S0500/311_R1.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Substitute SHH 2/3/22 SCS** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S0500/311_U1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Eulner, Kim — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — cosponsor (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)
- Piperno, Marilyn — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Benson) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2036 (ACS/1R)
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.35. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/879c7373-bc5e-4439-9ee2-d072bf0faffb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).