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type: "Bill"
title: "Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities; upgrades crimes committed against such individuals; and improves tranparency and accountability in investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of such individuals; designated as"
description: "Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities; upgrades crimes committed against such individuals; and improves tranparency and accountability in investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of such individuals; designated as"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 2503"
citation: "New Jersey A 2503 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEVEL DISAB"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beck, Jennifer", "Downey, Joann", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Tucker, Cleopatra G.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-10-06T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d57cf58-3338-402a-b956-7186c027d4d5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f79f8bf385a23ef63358a97562ea9318065b06d58c0fc39fbb60f6a051d2db81"
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 A 2503 (217) — Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities; upgrades crimes committed against such individuals; and improves tranparency and accountability in investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of such individuals; designated as
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Assembly Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3000/2503_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3000/2503_I1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3000/2503_R2.HTM)
4. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3000/2503_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- Reported favorably out of committee — **130** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **110** (pass) · legislature
- Reported without recommendation out of Senate committee with amendments — **90** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **760** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **60** (pass) · legislature
## Sponsors
- Beck, Jennifer — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Howarth, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading (without recommendation) `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S516 (1R)
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (33-0) `passage`
- **2017-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.238. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d57cf58-3338-402a-b956-7186c027d4d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).