---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires certain entities authorized to issue health benefits plans to pay annual assessment."
description: "Requires certain entities authorized to issue health benefits plans to pay annual assessment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4389"
citation: "New Jersey A 4389 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH INSUR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conaway, Herb", "Gill, Nia H.", "McKeon, John F.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-07-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87900536-c4c0-4f90-ad24-e398d2ed014d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9944cf53cfbf4cf5ab01fcdaea99856efb1591e668414c0f69f1803038c30f4e"
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 4389 (219) — Requires certain entities authorized to issue health benefits plans to pay annual assessment.

## 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/A4500/4389_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4389_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **43–30** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **21–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (43-30-0) `passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2676 (2R)
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (21-16) `passage`
- **2020-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.61. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/87900536-c4c0-4f90-ad24-e398d2ed014d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).