republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/217/s-2721.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Implements person-first language and changes pejorative terminology referring to persons with certain disabilities or substance use disorders.	Implements person-first language and changes pejorative terminology referring to persons with certain disabilities or substance use disorders.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	217	S 2721	New Jersey S 2721 (217)	bill	DEVEL DISAB DISABLED DRUG ABUSE MENTAL HEALT	enacted	Benson, Daniel R. Eustace, Tim McKnight, Angela V. Mosquera, Gabriela M. Tucker, Cleopatra G. Vainieri Huttle, Valerie Vitale, Joseph F. Whelan, Jim	2	11	1	2016-11-03T04:00:00+00:00	2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/54680d85-4e63-49b1-b358-422f380f8442	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	b39277aa9ac546e3addf13e1c4b8b27c6b387f9a70435cf5de19d44c71ad0c11	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey S 2721 (217) — Implements person-first language and changes pejorative terminology referring to persons with certain disabilities or substance use disorders.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
2. Reprint (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported favorably out of committee — 9–0 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
• Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
• McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
• Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
• Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
• Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
• Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
• Whelan, Jim — primary (person)
• Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
• McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-11-03T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (36-0) passage
• 2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
• 2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A926 (ACS)
• 2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00 Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Vaineri Huttle) amendment-passage
• 2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00 Emergency Resolution (76-0-0) (Vaineri Huttle)
• 2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (76-0-0) passage
• 2017-06-12T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• 2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) passage
• 2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2017, c.131. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/54680d85-4e63-49b1-b358-422f380f8442. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).