---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increases maximum number of respite care service hours funded through DCF for certain families."
description: "Increases maximum number of respite care service hours funded through DCF for certain families."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 2491"
citation: "New Jersey S 2491 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "HUMAN SVCS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Corrado, Kristin M.", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Swain, Lisa", "Tully, Chris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5173c2e3-f4d5-4016-98b8-4411bd97c445"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "69e2577953b0da66c23ec093891ee57dcfe8daf125971f3edfc17547f176ca29"
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 2491 (221) — Increases maximum number of respite care service hours funded through DCF for certain families.

## 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/S2500/2491_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Corrado, Kristin M. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Tully, Chris — primary (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3412
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.24. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5173c2e3-f4d5-4016-98b8-4411bd97c445`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).