---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires health benefits coverage for adolescent depression screenings."
description: "Requires health benefits coverage for adolescent depression screenings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 3548"
citation: "New Jersey A 3548 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "HEALTH INSUR", "MENTAL HEALT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Pou, Nellie", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-02-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b472645-6a5a-4253-b7a8-45e7ce509149"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c673e77d96709975b483d3894ab6e86218000c718eaf790575991a9626c652c2"
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 3548 (219) — Requires health benefits coverage for adolescent depression screenings.

## 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/A4000/3548_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-2-0) `passage`
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1140
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2021-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.73. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b472645-6a5a-4253-b7a8-45e7ce509149`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).