---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises certain requirements for involuntary commitment for mental health treatment."
description: "Revises certain requirements for involuntary commitment for mental health treatment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 3929"
citation: "New Jersey S 3929 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MENTAL HEALT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 10
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3d441c6-97df-416b-903c-bd007711c06a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "58d6fd5c3feeea14c415992a749cb580b69778950cee21346c10a5dcf3a544f0"
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 3929 (220) — Revises certain requirements for involuntary commitment for mental health treatment.

## 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/2022/S4000/3929_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SBA 6/27/23 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S4000/3929_R3.HTM)
3. **Reprint SHH 6/15/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S4000/3929_R1.HTM)
4. **Reprint Senate 6/20/23 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S4000/3929_R2.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Atkins, Reginald W. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-1) `passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5182 (3R)
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-1-0) `passage`
- **2023-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.139. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3d441c6-97df-416b-903c-bd007711c06a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).