A2199 • 2026

Requires child abuse reporting hotline maintained by DCPP to provide information on resources available to victims and families.

Children

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Speight, Shanique
Last action: 2026-05-04
Official status: Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires child abuse reporting hotline maintained by DCPP to provide information on resources available to victims and families.

What This Bill Does

Requires child abuse reporting hotline maintained by DCPP to provide information on resources available to victims and families.
Topic: Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-05-04 New Jersey Legislature
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
2026-03-23 New Jersey Legislature
Passed by the Assembly (71-0-0)
2026-03-16 New Jersey Legislature
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires child abuse reporting hotline maintained by DCPP to provide information on resources available to victims and families.
Topic:
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A2199 TR

ASSEMBLY, No. 2199

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

Assemblywoman TENNILLE R. MCCOY

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

Assemblyman STERLEY S. STANLEY

District 18 (Middlesex)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywomen Flynn, Reynolds-Jackson, Assemblyman Sampson,
Assemblywoman Katz, Assemblyman G.Rodriguez, Assemblywoman Donlon, Assemblymen
Freiman, Miller, Assemblywomen Drulis, Bagolie, Peterpaul, Morales, Assemblyman
Karabinchak and Assemblywoman Fantasia

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires child abuse reporting hotline maintained by
DCPP to provide information on resources available to victims and families.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Assembly Children, Families and
Food Security Committee with technical review.

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An Act
concerning the child abuse reporting hotline maintained
by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency and amending P.L.1971,
c.437.

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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 5 of P.L.1971,
c.437 (C.9:6-8.12) is amended to read as follows:

���� 5.��� The Division of Child
Protection and Permanency shall maintain, at all times, an emergency telephone
service for the receipt of calls involving a report, complaint, or allegation
of child abuse or neglect.�
This emergency telephone service shall also provide
information on resources available to the victims of child abuse or neglect and
their families.

(cf: P.L.2012, c.16, s.25)

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.