---
type: "Bill"
title: "Changes effective date of Garden State Health Plan; exempts certain charter and renaissance schools from certain healthcare plan requirements; requires certain negotiations over certain health care costs. *"
description: "Changes effective date of Garden State Health Plan; exempts certain charter and renaissance schools from certain healthcare plan requirements; requires certain negotiations over certain health care costs. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5825"
citation: "New Jersey A 5825 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH INSUR", "PENSIONS TEA"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d1676c6-c7a1-4498-9c44-9eedabc317e0"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "610660ba1f3686327067aba45b750b5df10ca582f0b2f317f250179de45f613c"
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 5825 (219) — Changes effective date of Garden State Health Plan; exempts certain charter and renaissance schools from certain healthcare plan requirements; requires certain negotiations over certain health care costs. *

## 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/A9999/5825_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5825_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+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 with Amendments, 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
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3487 (2R)
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.163. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d1676c6-c7a1-4498-9c44-9eedabc317e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).