Eliminates premiums and waiting periods for certain NJ FamilyCare enrollees and directs DHS to implement additional targeted outreach initiatives to increase enrollment. **
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced May 20, 2021
Signed Jun 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 24, 2021 · General Assembly Jun 24, 2021
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Jun 24, 2021
D
Democratic26
100% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jun 29, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.132.
executive
Jun 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-0-3)
lower
Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
May 20, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
5 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
P
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Joe Vitale
DDemocratic
P
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
P
Yvonne Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
FH
Fred H. Madden, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Pam Lampitt
DDemocratic
Co
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
Co
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
Co
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
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