S 3017 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

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

This bill shifts $45 million in state funding for opioid care from the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund to the General Fund for the 2026 fiscal year. The funds must be distributed to four specific hospitals - $10 million to Hackensack, $15 million to RWJ Barnabas, $15 million to Cooper, and $5 million to Atlantic Health - to provide opioid-related treatment. Each hospital must submit quarterly reports detailing fund usage, patient outcomes, and remaining balances until all funds are expended.

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

MINOR

The bill was recharacterized from making a new supplemental General Fund appropriation to shifting an existing $45 million appropriation from the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund to the General Fund for opioid hospital initiatives. A detailed statement section was added explaining the fund source change, specific hospital allocations, reporting requirements, and the removal of general provision 111 from the FY 2026 appropriations act.

Scope change

The scope of the funding mechanism changed: rather than creating a new General Fund appropriation, the bill now shifts an existing appropriation from the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund to the General Fund, effectively changing the source of the money while keeping the total amount and hospital allocations the same.

FISCAL

The bill's purpose was reframed: it no longer makes a new supplemental General Fund appropriation but instead shifts an existing $45 million appropriation from the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund to the General Fund for the same opioid hospital initiatives.

TECHNICAL

A detailed statement section was added at the end explaining the fund source change, specific hospital allocations ($10M Hackensack, $15M RWJ Barnabas, $15M Cooper, $5M Atlantic Health), quarterly reporting requirements to the Commissioner of Human Services, and that general provision 111 from the FY 2026 appropriations act is removed.

SCOPE

The synopsis was updated to clarify that the bill removes general provision 111 from the FY 2026 appropriations act, which had previously provided the same $45 million from the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund for the identical purpose and distribution.

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Committee

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

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Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

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

upper

2 primary · 3 co-sponsors