---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services."
description: "Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 320"
citation: "New Jersey A 320 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MEDICAID"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Munoz, Nancy F.", "Singleton, Troy", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-10-06T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4b80ed6-9aa7-4dca-9819-2ad0d540095d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a04b4b4ad958bcd9d01058611007193ca3af9c675b56d1a1e2fc202fd2cbd239"
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 320 (217) — Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services.

## 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/2016/Bills/A0500/320_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A0500/320_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–1** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Allen, Diane B. — cosponsor (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Caride, Marlene — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez-Gregg, Maria — cosponsor (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (64-10-2) `passage`
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1018 (1R)
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (33-0) `passage`
- **2017-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.239. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4b80ed6-9aa7-4dca-9819-2ad0d540095d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).