---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires certain health insurers, Medicaid, NJ FamilyCare, SHBP, and SEHBP to cover opioid antidote without imposing prior authorization requirements.*"
description: "Requires certain health insurers, Medicaid, NJ FamilyCare, SHBP, and SEHBP to cover opioid antidote without imposing prior authorization requirements.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5703"
citation: "New Jersey A 5703 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUG ABUSE", "HEALTH INSUR", "MEDICAID"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Addiego, Dawn Marie", "Armato, John", "Conaway, Herb", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2d058ac-a513-49b1-81f4-dc60bbd5122d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c805efbb6142d2c625ee18f840d6f65ef825ee60bfa1fc0220861542d705ee83"
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 5703 (219) — Requires certain health insurers, Medicaid, NJ FamilyCare, SHBP, and SEHBP to cover opioid antidote without imposing prior authorization requirements.*

## 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/A9999/5703_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5703_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Addiego, Dawn Marie — primary (person)
- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3800 (1R)
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.157. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2d058ac-a513-49b1-81f4-dc60bbd5122d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).