---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires public members of Drug Utilization Review Board to disclose financial interests and benefits received from and investment interests held in pharmaceutical distributors, pharmaceutical manufacturers, or pharmacy benefits managers.*"
description: "Requires public members of Drug Utilization Review Board to disclose financial interests and benefits received from and investment interests held in pharmaceutical distributors, pharmaceutical manufacturers, or pharmacy benefits managers.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 277"
citation: "New Jersey A 277 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PHARMACEUTIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Singleton, Troy", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b9d5b25-87bf-48fe-9f19-1b3cff408b4d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "94fb727d9a8470626c75dde65f545aaf5060a97ba469de928bdbde4b9d5d56d7"
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 277 (219) — Requires public members of Drug Utilization Review Board to disclose financial interests and benefits received from and investment interests held in pharmaceutical distributors, pharmaceutical manufacturers, or pharmacy benefits managers.*

## 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/A0500/277_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A0500/277_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+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`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-08-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2035 (1R)
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.285. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b9d5b25-87bf-48fe-9f19-1b3cff408b4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).