---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises requirements for health insurance providers and Medicaid to cover services provided using telemedicine and telehealth; appropriates $5 million.*"
description: "Revises requirements for health insurance providers and Medicaid to cover services provided using telemedicine and telehealth; appropriates $5 million.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2559"
citation: "New Jersey S 2559 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH INSUR", "MEDICAID"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Conaway, Herb", "Downey, Joann", "Gill, Nia H.", "Gopal, Vin", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Karabinchak, Robert J."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-06-08T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f384a935-0c1c-49fb-8027-9ebfbb4f4144"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ab597cffbe0a9d8db556dc9ed4efa1c6d53ac7d3e9ef5d05eb6d0601ac36d1a8"
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 S 2559 (219) — Revises requirements for health insurance providers and Medicaid to cover services provided using telemedicine and telehealth; appropriates $5 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/S3000/2559_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3000/2559_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3000/2559_R5.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR GOV REC — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT GR — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **66–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Corrado, Kristin M. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Stanfield, Jean — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 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** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4179/4200 (ACS/2R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (35-0)
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (66-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.310. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f384a935-0c1c-49fb-8027-9ebfbb4f4144`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).