---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits DCF from using federal benefits received by a child in out of home placement to reimburse State for cost of child's care, except under certain circumstances.*"
description: "Prohibits DCF from using federal benefits received by a child in out of home placement to reimburse State for cost of child's care, except under certain circumstances.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 3153"
citation: "New Jersey S 3153 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "HUMAN SVCS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cryan, Joseph P.", "Haider, Shama A.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Speight, Shanique", "Sumter, Shavonda E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-05-06T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-12-19T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c4f8936-a602-483b-b495-5ded5fc93279"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "ade679a9c0d787a0b44f2029302a88ea4c20d6b23d7c28fb99fa30333c58d3df"
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 3153 (221) — Prohibits DCF from using federal benefits received by a child in out of home placement to reimburse State for cost of child's care, except under certain circumstances.*

## 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/S3500/3153_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SHH 10/7/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S3500/3153_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Bramnick, Jon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Polistina, Vincent J. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Swift, Claire S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4543 (2R)
- **2025-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-4) `passage`
- **2025-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.162. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c4f8936-a602-483b-b495-5ded5fc93279`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).