A 474 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires DHS to establish system to ensure distribution of funds for certain support services for General Assistance beneficiaries ceases upon beneficiary's exit from support service.

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Human Services to stop funding substance use disorder treatment and housing support services for General Assistance beneficiaries as soon as they leave those services. It mandates that funding automatically ceases on the date a beneficiary is discharged from a provider or no longer receives services. The commissioner can verify service end dates and demand repayment for any funds paid after services ended. This directly affects county welfare agencies, providers of these support services, and General Assistance recipients who receive housing or substance use treatment.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Feb 12, 2026

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Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill → Introduced · 3 edits · Jan 13, 2026

MINOR

The bill moved from technical review status to introduced status, with no substantive policy changes to the underlying text. A summary STATEMENT section was added at the end describing the bill's purpose: requiring the Commissioner of Human Services to establish a process ensuring that funding for substance use disorder treatment or housing support services stops when a beneficiary is discharged from a provider.

TECHNICAL

Bill status changed from 'Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill' (A474 TR) to 'Introduced' (A474), reflecting its progression through the legislative process.

The version header changed from 'As reported by the Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.'

A STATEMENT section was appended at the end of the bill summarizing its purpose in plain language for public reference.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Reported and Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee

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Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Transferred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee

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Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee

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2 primary · 4 co-sponsors