---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires acceptance of universal dentist application for participation form by dental plan carriers."
description: "Requires acceptance of universal dentist application for participation form by dental plan carriers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 466"
citation: "New Jersey S 466 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH INSUR", "HEALTH PROF"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Addiego, Dawn Marie", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Coughlin, Craig J.", "McKeon, John F.", "Singer, Robert W."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f2ff9b8-b39a-4e51-9da3-3e20bbc4e35b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5d87a8b7c71cd2731c8978bad45cda95fe0a268a5f09aefd341e932cad68d23a"
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 466 (218) — Requires acceptance of universal dentist application for participation form by dental plan carriers.

## 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/S0500/466_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S0500/466_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Addiego, Dawn Marie — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Auth, Robert — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2430 (1R)
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.3. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f2ff9b8-b39a-4e51-9da3-3e20bbc4e35b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).