---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides grant to study and map mental health care resources for children; makes appropriation."
description: "Provides grant to study and map mental health care resources for children; makes appropriation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 3611"
citation: "New Jersey S 3611 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "MENTAL HEALT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter, Linda S.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Speight, Shanique", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-09-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-12-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49d5af3e-8a0b-4cd7-94f9-ec7d568e0787"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "0ce9bb5e5cf0a36927ab5576437ae05426b9040491ed4383e45b7284127431b0"
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 3611 (221) — Provides grant to study and map mental health care resources for children; makes appropriation.

## 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/S4000/3611_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SHH 10/7/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3611_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Burgess, Renee C. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
- Henry, Owen — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-19T04:00:00+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`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4970
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.100. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/49d5af3e-8a0b-4cd7-94f9-ec7d568e0787`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).