---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits certain health care professionals to waive health insurance copayments for members of military on active duty and their family members. *"
description: "Permits certain health care professionals to waive health insurance copayments for members of military on active duty and their family members. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2968"
citation: "New Jersey S 2968 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH INSUR", "HEALTH PROF", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Corrado, Kristin M.", "Danielsen, Joe", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f0091d4-cc46-43aa-b15e-0429db4285d0"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9e355a72466a08363f76a286b1f238d170932591bf1952673b893985ad042139"
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 2968 (218) — Permits certain health care professionals to waive health insurance copayments for members of military on active duty and their family members. *

## 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/S3000/2968_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2968_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Corrado, Kristin M. — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (38-0) (Singleton) `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
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2550 (2R)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.111. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f0091d4-cc46-43aa-b15e-0429db4285d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).