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S3017 • 2026

Makes supplemental General Fund appropriation of $45 million to DHS for opioid related care and treatment at certain hospitals.

Makes supplemental General Fund appropriation of $45 million to DHS for opioid related care and treatment at certain hospitals.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Vitale, Joseph F.
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Effective date
Not listed

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Makes supplemental General Fund appropriation of $45 million to DHS for opioid related care and treatment at certain hospitals.

Makes supplemental General Fund appropriation of $45 million to DHS for opioid related care and treatment at certain hospitals.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes supplemental General Fund appropriation of $45 million to DHS for opioid related care and treatment at certain hospitals.
  • Topic: Budget and Appropriations Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-09 New Jersey Legislature

    Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading

  2. 2026-02-09 New Jersey Legislature

    Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

  3. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Official Summary Text

Makes supplemental General Fund appropriation of $45 million to DHS for opioid related care and treatment at certain hospitals.
Topic:
Budget and Appropriations
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3017 TR

SENATE, No. 3017

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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Sponsored by:

Senator JOSEPH F. VITALE

District 19 (Middlesex)

Senator TROY SINGLETON

District 7 (Burlington)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Diegnan, Turner, Singer and McKnight

SYNOPSIS

���� Makes supplemental General Fund appropriation of $45
million to DHS for opioid related care and treatment at certain hospitals.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Senate Health, Human Services and
Senior Citizens Committee with technical review.

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A
Supplement
to the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2026, P.L.2025, c.74
, and repealing section 111 of
P.L.2025,
c.74.

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

���� 1.��� In addition to the
amounts appropriated under P.L.2025, c.74, the annual appropriations act for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, there is appropriated from the General
Fund the following amount for the purpose specified:

54 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

20 Physical and Mental Health

23 Behavioral Health Services

7700 Division of Mental Health and
Addiction Services

GRANTS-IN-AID

09-7700� Addiction
Services ����������������������������������� $45,000,000

���� Total
Grants-in-Aid appropriation,����������������������

���� Division
of Mental Health and Addiction Services ������
$45,000,000

Grants-in-Aid:

���� 09

Opioid Hospital Initiatives��
�������������������������

���������������� ���� ($45,000,000)

Notwithstanding
the provision of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for
Opioid
Hospital Initiatives
shall be distributed to the following hospitals, in the
amounts indicated, and used for the purpose of providing necessary care and
treatment for victims of opioid-related health issues
consistent with the Opioid
Recovery and Remediation Advisory Council�s most recent strategic plan:
$10 million to Hackensack, $15 million to RWJ Barnabas,
$15 million to Cooper, and $5 million to Atlantic Health.�
Each hospital, as a condition of receiving funds under
this paragraph, shall submit a quarterly report to the Commissioner of Human
Services until all funds received under this paragraph are expended, which
report shall provide:� a description of the use of all funds expended, the
number of individuals served under each use, outcomes data associated with the
expended funds, the balance of any remaining funds, and any additional
information required by the commissioner.
� Consistent with CMS guidelines
and subject to any required federal approval, the amounts appropriated pursuant
to this paragraph may be utilized by the Division of Medical Assistance and
Health Services in the Department of Human Services to maximize federal Medicaid
funds
.�

���� 2.�
Section
111 of
P.L.2025, c.74 is repealed.

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