---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires that certain inmates with detainers be provided access to drug treatment programs."
description: "Requires that certain inmates with detainers be provided access to drug treatment programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 2619"
citation: "New Jersey A 2619 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTIONS", "DRUG ABUSE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Gusciora, Reed", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Muoio, Elizabeth Maher", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Vitale, Joseph F.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b6bc143-e129-4b6d-bf88-39359c76ea85"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "6cab267359b4f153a0de2f92c8941346d95df2954f265c1c01ff5225057f89ae"
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 2619 (217) — Requires that certain inmates with detainers be provided access to drug treatment programs.

## 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/A3000/2619_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2409
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.23. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b6bc143-e129-4b6d-bf88-39359c76ea85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).