---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires development and maintenance of data dashboard report to advise of open bed availability in residential facilities providing behavioral health services."
description: "Requires development and maintenance of data dashboard report to advise of open bed availability in residential facilities providing behavioral health services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 1662"
citation: "New Jersey A 1662 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH FAC", "MENTAL HEALT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen, Diane B.", "Coughlin, Craig J.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/840ec192-63c7-4f8f-a700-e628b62fa3b2"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "08d29d7d2f9988e2b79a437d2194542c67d99d63d156dc868bc4239e770a8ec3"
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 1662 (217) — Requires development and maintenance of data dashboard report to advise of open bed availability in residential facilities providing behavioral health services.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1662_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1662_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Allen, Diane B. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-1) `passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2466
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.155. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/840ec192-63c7-4f8f-a700-e628b62fa3b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).