---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DHS to develop timeline for use by individuals with developmental disabilities to gain benefit of State and federal programs; requires posting timeline on DHS, DCF, and DOE websites."
description: "Requires DHS to develop timeline for use by individuals with developmental disabilities to gain benefit of State and federal programs; requires posting timeline on DHS, DCF, and DOE websites."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1041"
citation: "New Jersey S 1041 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEVEL DISAB", "INTERNET", "STATE GOVT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Downey, Joann", "Gordon, Robert M.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Tucker, Cleopatra G.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b0c9fc0-8a0e-4dde-8168-043281569e28"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f4540b159ea4b5d15159073be52aa6348d45e7f229a608f30a86e6a8ec365e00"
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 1041 (217) — Requires DHS to develop timeline for use by individuals with developmental disabilities to gain benefit of State and federal programs; requires posting timeline on DHS, DCF, and DOE websites.

## 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/S1500/1041_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Spencer, L. Grace — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1449
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.72. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b0c9fc0-8a0e-4dde-8168-043281569e28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).