---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DCPP to consult with Division of Developmental Disabilities following finding of child abuse or neglect to create services plan for person with developmental disability under certain circumstances."
description: "Requires DCPP to consult with Division of Developmental Disabilities following finding of child abuse or neglect to create services plan for person with developmental disability under certain circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 720"
citation: "New Jersey S 720 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD ABUSE", "DEVEL DISAB"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkins, Reginald W.", "Burgess, Renee C.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Stanley, Sterley S.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f28b0bd-0da5-4ef6-98ef-6813badf604b"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "ab58c5e0a0bea32162920b032a161ee55fe674df6504d9411a33d2ea62b161a3"
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 720 (221) — Requires DCPP to consult with Division of Developmental Disabilities following finding of child abuse or neglect to create services plan for person with developmental disability 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/S1000/720_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SHH 3/14/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S1000/720_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Atkins, Reginald W. — primary (person)
- Burgess, Renee C. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Scharfenberger, Gerry — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Simonsen, Erik K. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2024-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4168
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.4. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f28b0bd-0da5-4ef6-98ef-6813badf604b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).