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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "\"Pet Insurance Act.\""
+description: "\"Pet Insurance Act.\""
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "221"
+identifier: "A 1203"
+citation: "New Jersey A 1203 (221)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ANIMALS", "CONSUMER PRO", "INSURANCE"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bagolie, Rosaura", "Cryan, Joseph P.", "Gopal, Vin", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Sampson, William B."]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/680b4a2b-0d82-4041-be47-9518db932283"
+source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
+source_hash: "3c40d7a3d351d67e1cac19356eb5d874e2939d45b1a032e2b6a4140c7191f74e"
+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 1203 (221) — "Pet Insurance Act."
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A1500/1203_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint AFI 2/22/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A1500/1203_R1.HTM)
+3. **Reprint Senate 12/18/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A1500/1203_R2.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · lower
+- CONCUR IN SA — **72–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bagolie, Rosaura — primary (person)
+- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
+- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
+- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
+- Sampson, William B. — primary (person)
+- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
+- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2024-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
+- **2024-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2034 (2R)
+- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
+- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
+- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
+- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.224. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/680b4a2b-0d82-4041-be47-9518db932283`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+