---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows follow-up communication by operators of mental health and suicide crisis resources centers or 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to minors at risk of death by suicide.*"
description: "Allows follow-up communication by operators of mental health and suicide crisis resources centers or 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to minors at risk of death by suicide.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 3016"
citation: "New Jersey A 3016 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUMAN SVCS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Calabrese, Clinton", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Venezia, Michael", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25010c80-887d-49d9-b6ad-69c580f91667"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "2a9e16f010b0f38ff0adb847751ee4c212f2a03dbbcf2a9e5b31a6cf92e9006f"
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 A 3016 (221) — Allows follow-up communication by operators of mental health and suicide crisis resources centers or 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to minors at risk of death by suicide.*

## 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/2024/A3500/3016_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Assembly 5/22/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A3500/3016_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Senate 12/18/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A3500/3016_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **55–19** (pass) · lower
- TABLE MOTION — **26–11** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–2** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **60–14** (pass) · lower
- MOTION TAB MOTION — **41–26** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **27–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Venezia, Michael — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Barlas, Al — cosponsor (person)
- Barlas, Al — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn, Victoria A. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
- Hutchison, Dan — cosponsor (person)
- Katz, Andrea — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez, Gabriel — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Scharfenberger, Gerry — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Quijano) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** Motion To Aa (Kanitra)
- **2025-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table Aa (41-26-0) (Greenwald)
- **2025-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (55-19-1) `passage`
- **2025-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4050 (2R)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Motion To Sa (Pennacchio)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table Sa (26-11) (Ruiz)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (27-6) `passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (60-14-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.238. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25010c80-887d-49d9-b6ad-69c580f91667`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).