Requires appointment of State Dementia Services Coordinator; appropriates $150,000.
This bill requires New Jersey's Commissioner of Human Services to appoint a State Dementia Services Coordinator. The coordinator will develop a master plan for dementia care, coordinate existing state programs, prevent service duplication, identify gaps in care, and improve access to quality treatment for people with Alzheimer's and other dementias. The position is authorized to request data from state agencies and consult with experts, with all departments required to cooperate. The bill appropriates $150,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Human Services to implement these changes. It directly affects individuals with dementia, their families, and the state agencies providing related services.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 24, 2025
Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the General Assembly by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (73-0-0)
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Committee
Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Dec 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 11, 2025
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Health Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee
lower
3 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clinton Calabrese
DDemocratic
P
Robert Karabinchak
DDemocratic
P
Will Sampson
DDemocratic
Co
Alixon Collazos-Gill
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Dawn Fantasia
RRepublican
Co
Ellen Park
DDemocratic
Co
John Azzariti
RRepublican
Co
Mitchelle Drulis
DDemocratic
Co
Shama Haider
DDemocratic
Co
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
Co
Sterley Stanley
DDemocratic
Co
Tennille McCoy
DDemocratic
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