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type: "Bill"
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title: "Permits certain mental health professionals working in school districts to refer or help facilitate referral of students to professional counselors.*"
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description: "Permits certain mental health professionals working in school districts to refer or help facilitate referral of students to professional counselors.*"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "221"
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identifier: "A 1657"
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citation: "New Jersey A 1657 (221)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["MENTAL HEALT", "SCH BOARDS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Burgess, Renee C.", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Speight, Shanique"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 10
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c605edb-3ed1-4dea-bed9-aa88f1469254"
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source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
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source_hash: "fc8f4f7cb10a56d71c241b4b0c216b5665b66ac9322d9a50f6a337abff18369d"
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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 A 1657 (221) — Permits certain mental health professionals working in school districts to refer or help facilitate referral of students to professional counselors.*
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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](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A2000/1657_I1.HTM)
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2. **Reprint AED 9/19/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A2000/1657_R1.HTM)
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3. **Reprint SED 11/10/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A2000/1657_R2.HTM)
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## Votes
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **21–14** (pass) · upper
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- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **3–2** (pass) · upper
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- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–2** (pass) · lower
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- CONCUR IN SA — **58–12** (pass) · lower
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **56–12** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Beach, James — primary (person)
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- Burgess, Renee C. — primary (person)
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- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
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- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
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- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
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- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
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- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
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- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
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- Flynn, Victoria A. — cosponsor (person)
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- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
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- Matsikoudis, Michele — cosponsor (person)
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- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
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- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
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- Rodriguez, Gabriel — cosponsor (person)
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- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
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- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
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- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
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- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
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- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
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- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (56-12-4) `passage`
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- **2025-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2380 (1R)
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- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (21-14) `passage`
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- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
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- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (58-12-1) `passage`
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- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.225. `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/2c605edb-3ed1-4dea-bed9-aa88f1469254`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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