---
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).