---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminalizes certain payments for referral of patients to substance use disorder treatment facilities.*"
description: "Criminalizes certain payments for referral of patients to substance use disorder treatment facilities.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 2280"
citation: "New Jersey A 2280 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUG ABUSE", "HEALTH FAC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Cryan, Joseph P.", "Gopal, Vin", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d333e35-e624-45ef-9e84-1e6c65e7635d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "fb428fc8e0d0a79102473767b1f0c0a996478cf88d803bcc90fb0c0aeb21d38a"
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 2280 (219) — Criminalizes certain payments for referral of patients to substance use disorder treatment facilities.*

## 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/2020/Bills/A2500/2280_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A2500/2280_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1763 (1R)
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.31. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d333e35-e624-45ef-9e84-1e6c65e7635d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).