New Jersey A 1821 — Prohibits health insurance carriers from denying coverage of nonopioid prescription drugs in favor of opioid prescription drugs.
New Jersey, 222. A 1821: Prohibits health insurance carriers from denying coverage of nonopioid prescription drugs in favor of opioid prescription drugs.
Latest action
October 29, 2026 — Passed by the Assembly (75-0-1)
Summary
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Sponsors
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary sponsor
- Donlon, Margie, M.D. — primary sponsor
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary sponsor
- Drulis, Mitchelle
- Freiman, Roy
- Park, Ellen J.
- Stanley, Sterley S.
- Quijano, Annette
- Brennan, Katie
- Karabinchak, Robert J.
- Bagolie, Rosaura
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina
- Sampson, William B., IV
- Singh, Balvir
- Venezia, Michael
- Haider, Shama A.
Bill text
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Fiscal Estimate Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Recorded votes
Reported favorably out of committee
June 23, 2026 · Assembly · pass
yes: 14 · no: 0 · other: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (15)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Kane, Melinda | yes |
| Singh, Balvir | yes |
| Stewart, Kenyatta | yes |
| Carter, Linda S. | yes |
| McClellan, Antwan L. | yes |
| Bailey, David | yes |
| Myhre, Gregory E. | yes |
| McCoy, Tennille R. | yes |
| Morales, Carmen Theresa | yes |
| Schaer, Gary S. | yes |
| Webber, Jay | other |
| Pintor Marin, Eliana | yes |
| Auth, Robert | yes |
| Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina | yes |
| Swain, Lisa | yes |
Reported favorably out of committee
May 14, 2026 · Assembly · pass
yes: 11 · no: 0 · other: 3
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (14)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Clifton, Robert D. | yes |
| Auth, Robert | yes |
| Freiman, Roy | yes |
| Stanley, Sterley S. | yes |
| Flynn, Victoria A. | other |
| Simmons, Heather | yes |
| Hutchison, Dan | yes |
| Myhre, Gregory E. | yes |
| Peterpaul, Luanne M. | yes |
| Bagolie, Rosaura | other |
| Schnall, Alexander | yes |
| Venezia, Michael | yes |
| Singh, Balvir | other |
| Rodriguez, Ed | yes |
3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
October 29, 2026 · Assembly · pass
yes: 75 · no: 0 · other: 5
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (80)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Abdelaziz, Al | other |
| Angelozzi, Anthony | yes |
| Auth, Robert | yes |
| Azzariti Jr., John V. | yes |
| Bagolie, Rosaura | yes |
| Bailey, David | yes |
| Barlas, Al | yes |
| Bergen, Brian | yes |
| Bhalla, Ravi S. | yes |
| Brennan, Katie | yes |
| Calabrese, Clinton | yes |
| Carter, Linda S. | yes |
| Clifton, Robert D. | yes |
| Collazos-Gill, Alixon | yes |
| Coughlin, Craig J. | yes |
| Danielsen, Joe | yes |
| DeAngelo, Wayne P. | yes |
| DePhillips, Christopher P. | yes |
| DiMaio, John | yes |
| Donlon, Margie | yes |
| Drulis, Mitchelle | yes |
| Dunn, Aura K. | yes |
| Egan, Kevin P. | yes |
| Fantasia, Dawn | yes |
| Flynn, Victoria A. | yes |
| Freiman, Roy | yes |
| Greenwald, Louis D. | yes |
| Guardian, Donald A. | yes |
| Haider, Shama A. | yes |
| Hutchison, Dan | yes |
| Inganamort, Michael | yes |
| Kane, Melinda | yes |
| Kanitra, Paul | yes |
| Karabinchak, Robert J. | other |
| Katz, Andrea | yes |
| Kean, Sean T. | yes |
| Kearney, Vincent M. | yes |
| Kennedy, James J. | yes |
| Lopez, Yvonne | yes |
| Macurdy, Andrew | yes |
| McClellan, Antwan L. | yes |
| McCoy, Tennille R. | yes |
| McGuckin, Gregory P. | yes |
| Miller, Cody D. | yes |
| Moen, William F. | yes |
| Morales, Carmen Theresa | yes |
| Murphy, Carol A. | yes |
| Myhre, Gregory E. | yes |
| Onyema, Chigozie U. | yes |
| Park, Ellen J. | yes |
| Peterpaul, Luanne M. | yes |
| Peterson, Erik | yes |
| Pintor Marin, Eliana | yes |
| Quijano, Annette | yes |
| Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina | yes |
| Rodriguez, Ed | yes |
| Rodriguez, Gabriel | yes |
| Rowan, Maureen | yes |
| Rumpf, Brian E. | yes |
| Sampson, William B. | yes |
| Sauickie, Alex | yes |
| Schaer, Gary S. | other |
| Scharfenberger, Gerry | yes |
| Schnall, Alexander | yes |
| Simmons, Heather | yes |
| Simonsen, Erik K. | yes |
| Singh, Balvir | yes |
| Spearman, William W. | yes |
| Speight, Shanique | other |
| Stanley, Sterley S. | yes |
| Stewart, Kenyatta | yes |
| Swain, Lisa | yes |
| Sweeney, Marisa | yes |
| Tucker, Cleopatra G. | yes |
| Tully, Chris | yes |
| Venezia, Michael | yes |
| Verrelli, Anthony S. | yes |
| Wainstein, Larry | yes |
| Walker, Jerry | yes |
| Webber, Jay | other |
Legislative history
- Passed by the Assembly (75-0-1)
- Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
- Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
- Introduced, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
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