S 3013 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Establishes telecommunication fee to support Statewide behavioral health crisis system of care.

New Jersey's S 3013 imposes a $0.40 monthly fee per mobile line on residents using commercial mobile or IP-enabled voice services (excluding Lifeline program participants). Telecom companies collect this fee from customers and remit it quarterly to a new "9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Hotline Trust Fund Account" in the state Treasury. Funds in the account will finance specific crisis services including 9-8-8 call center operations, mobile crisis response teams, crisis stabilization centers, and public awareness campaigns. The bill mandates annual reporting on fund usage and requires the Legislature to review fee adjustments based on service needs.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

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 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill → Introduced · 4 edits · Jan 13, 2026

MODERATE

The bill moved from a technical review version to its introduced version for the 2026 session. No substantive policy changes were made; the fee amount, eligibility exemptions, enforcement provisions, and fund structure remain identical. A standard legislative statement summarizing the bill was added, and a typo was introduced changing 'accessibility' to 'accessibly' in one provision.

TECHNICAL

Bill status changed from 'As reported by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel,' reflecting its transition to the introduced stage.

A standard legislative statement section was added at the end of the bill summarizing the fee amount, collection method, fund establishment, and permitted uses of funds.

The word 'accessibility' was changed to 'accessibly' in the provision describing public awareness campaigns, which is a grammatical error (adverb used where an adjective is needed).

Extensive line-break reformatting throughout the bill text with no change to substantive content.

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Committee

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

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

upper

2 primary · 4 co-sponsors