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legislation/us/states/nj/218/s-2690.md

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers and carriers from engaging in \"clawback\" and \"gag clause\" practices; requires certain disclosures by pharmacists; requires Director of Division of Consumer Affairs to conduct public information campaign.***"
+description: "Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers and carriers from engaging in \"clawback\" and \"gag clause\" practices; requires certain disclosures by pharmacists; requires Director of Division of Consumer Affairs to conduct public information campaign.***"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "218"
+identifier: "S 2690"
+citation: "New Jersey S 2690 (218)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["PHARMACEUTIC"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Beach, James", "Cryan, Joseph P.", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "Land, R. Bruce", "McKeon, John F.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Turner, Shirley K."]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da0b6418-202f-4a00-8fed-0ce3b2ac3ad5"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "d3e07c1020bb6d3b70fd81b17afad97ca7823c7dacd4d3c5c7ee3a2e874158df"
+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 S 2690 (218) — Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers and carriers from engaging in "clawback" and "gag clause" practices; requires certain disclosures by pharmacists; requires Director of Division of Consumer Affairs to conduct public information campaign.***
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2690_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2690_R1.HTM)
+3. **Reprint of Substitute S2727** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2690_R2.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Substitute S2727** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2690_U1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **5–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper
+- AMEND — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
+- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **35–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
+- Beach, James — primary (person)
+- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
+- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
+- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
+- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
+- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
+- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
+- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
+- Auth, Robert — cosponsor (person)
+- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
+- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
+- DeCroce, BettyLou — cosponsor (person)
+- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
+- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
+- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
+- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Webber, Jay — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
+- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (33-0) (Cryan) `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
+- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
+- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3993/2214 (ACS/3R)
+- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
+- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
+- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
+- **2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.257. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da0b6418-202f-4a00-8fed-0ce3b2ac3ad5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+