---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Equitable Outcomes in Child Support Collection Act\"; establishes procedures regarding collection of child support on behalf of children in custody of DCPP."
description: "\"Equitable Outcomes in Child Support Collection Act\"; establishes procedures regarding collection of child support on behalf of children in custody of DCPP."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 2331"
citation: "New Jersey S 2331 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD CUSTOD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haider, Shama A.", "McCoy, Tennille R.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Speight, Shanique", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0589f0d9-bd67-4ad0-b542-26be7be8b7c2"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "92c6d0654c7bb2230f612539b4e4f62785c2aebc4764d81bb0334f6f6be112ae"
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 2331 (221) — "Equitable Outcomes in Child Support Collection Act"; establishes procedures regarding collection of child support on behalf of children in custody of DCPP.

## 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/S2500/2331_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–4** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **50–23** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **29–10** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Haider, Shama A. — primary (person)
- McCoy, Tennille R. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (29-10) `passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3517
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (50-23-0) `passage`
- **2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.5. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0589f0d9-bd67-4ad0-b542-26be7be8b7c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).