republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/217/s-601.md

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Bill	Revises treatment requirements for convicted drug offenders receiving general assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.*	Revises treatment requirements for convicted drug offenders receiving general assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.*	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	217	S 601	New Jersey S 601 (217)	bill	DRUG ABUSE LABOR PUB ASSIST	enacted	Cunningham, Sandra B. Holley, Jamel C. McKnight, Angela V. Muoio, Elizabeth Maher Oliver, Sheila Y. Singer, Robert W. Spencer, L. Grace Sumter, Shavonda E. Tucker, Cleopatra G. Vitale, Joseph F.	3	15	8	2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00	2016-11-30T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/2daf63da-8b12-4df5-8965-e36c03b6a546	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	1e8d47cc2ff65f41da673bf0611a837a17d791bc495e733110290e8f1ad0aa28	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey S 601 (217) — Revises treatment requirements for convicted drug offenders receiving general assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.*

Version chain

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

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
2. Reprint of Substitute (committee substitute) — source
3. Senate Committee Substitute (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported favorably out of committee — 8–4 (pass) · legislature
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 47–23 (pass) · legislature
• CONCUR GOV REC — 31–2 (pass) · legislature
• Reported without recommendation out of Senate committee as a substitute — 6–0 (pass) · legislature
• CONCUR GOV REC — 64–7 (pass) · legislature
• ADOPT GR — 34–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported favorably out of committee — 7–2 (pass) · legislature
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 22–10 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
• Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
• McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
• Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
• Oliver, Sheila Y. — primary (person)
• Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
• Spencer, L. Grace — primary (person)
• Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
• Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
• Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
• Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
• Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
• Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
• Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
• Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2016-02-29T05:00:00+00:00 Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
• 2016-02-29T05:00:00+00:00 Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee referral-committee
• 2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (22-10) passage
• 2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee referral-committee
• 2016-04-04T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A889 (ACS)
• 2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (47-23-2) passage
• 2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate executive-veto
• 2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (34-0)
• 2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (31-2) passage
• 2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
• 2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (64-7-1) passage
• 2016-11-30T05:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2016, c.69. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2daf63da-8b12-4df5-8965-e36c03b6a546. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).