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type: "Bill"
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title: "Requires reporting of suspected abuse of institutionalized elderly to police and that facility employees receive notice of reporting requirement annually; designated as \"Peggy's Law.\""
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description: "Requires reporting of suspected abuse of institutionalized elderly to police and that facility employees receive notice of reporting requirement annually; designated as \"Peggy's Law.\""
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "217"
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identifier: "S 1219"
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citation: "New Jersey S 1219 (217)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["HEALTH FAC", "SR CITIZENS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Allen, Diane B.", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Holzapfel, James W.", "McGuckin, Gregory P.", "Oliver, Sheila Y.", "Wimberly, Benjie E.", "Wolfe, David W."]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35ef96a3-f548-4d4e-a4af-523f83c83fcc"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "a78353f06a544c3368e0b87f1e12842ae40330a44f3f9967d68ee29e4a383e2d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
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---
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# New Jersey S 1219 (217) — Requires reporting of suspected abuse of institutionalized elderly to police and that facility employees receive notice of reporting requirement annually; designated as "Peggy's Law."
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1500/1219_I1.HTM)
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2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1500/1219_R1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Allen, Diane B. — primary (person)
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- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
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- Holzapfel, James W. — primary (person)
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- McGuckin, Gregory P. — primary (person)
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- Oliver, Sheila Y. — primary (person)
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- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
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- Wolfe, David W. — primary (person)
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- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
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- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
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- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
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- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
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- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
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- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Kean, Sean T. — cosponsor (person)
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- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
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- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
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- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
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- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
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- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A936 (2R)
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- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
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- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
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- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
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- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.186. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35ef96a3-f548-4d4e-a4af-523f83c83fcc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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