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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Enhances enforcement and oversight of mental health condition and substance use disorder parity laws.**"
+description: "Enhances enforcement and oversight of mental health condition and substance use disorder parity laws.**"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "218"
+identifier: "A 2031"
+citation: "New Jersey A 2031 (218)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["HEALTH INSUR", "MENTAL HEALT"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Danielsen, Joe", "Downey, Joann", "Gordon, Robert M.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Kean, Thomas H.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Quijano, Annette", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2019-04-11T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a27e3290-07b8-41e1-af9d-5001b87c6f1b"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "8013bcb6a225895c6ccaa8febc3abb41200806e6a4a2418f98a986f0b1609df7"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
+---
+
+# New Jersey A 2031 (218) — Enhances enforcement and oversight of mental health condition and substance use disorder parity laws.**
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Assembly Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2500/2031_U1.HTM)
+2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2500/2031_I1.HTM)
+3. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2500/2031_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+- CONCUR IN SA — **77–3** (pass) · lower
+- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
+- EMERGENCY — **36–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–2** (pass) · lower
+- AMEND — **38–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **13–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
+- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
+- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
+- Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
+- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
+- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
+- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
+- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
+- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
+- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
+- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
+- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
+- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Bramnick, Jon M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
+- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Cardinale, Gerald — cosponsor (person)
+- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
+- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
+- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
+- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
+- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
+- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
+- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
+- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
+- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
+- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
+- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
+- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
+- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
+- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
+- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
+- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
+- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
+- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
+- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)
+- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
+- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
+- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
+- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
+- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
+- Wolfe, David W. — cosponsor (person)
+- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
+- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-2-2) `passage`
+- **2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1339 (SCS/1R)
+- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (38-0) (Kean) `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (36-0) (Kean)
+- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
+- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
+- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-3-0) `passage`
+- **2019-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.58. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a27e3290-07b8-41e1-af9d-5001b87c6f1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+