---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increases number of hospitals eligible for highest amount of charity care subsidy payment; appropriates $30 million. *"
description: "Increases number of hospitals eligible for highest amount of charity care subsidy payment; appropriates $30 million. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 6072"
citation: "New Jersey A 6072 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH FAC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Danielsen, Joe", "Egan, Joseph V.", "Smith, Bob", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-11-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f102e9c8-f786-4a99-a2bd-d40c48fcbfa5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "de58f5aaade89eb0e86094334a2c37f3155a16fe1b8004bcb5675b0d1a7fd918"
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 6072 (219) — Increases number of hospitals eligible for highest amount of charity care subsidy payment; appropriates $30 million. *

## 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/A9999/6072_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/6072_R1a.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–2** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **47–19** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **58–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Egan, Joseph V. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-15T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (58-17-1) `passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (26-0) (Vitale) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4169 (2R)
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-1) `passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (47-19-2) `passage`
- **2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.330. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f102e9c8-f786-4a99-a2bd-d40c48fcbfa5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).