---
type: "Bill"
title: "Limits fees charged for copies of medical and billing records."
description: "Limits fees charged for copies of medical and billing records."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 2253"
citation: "New Jersey S 2253 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Pou, Nellie", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-09-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5fa58f2f-5696-409b-9467-e7c5467f03e8"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9c520e5025406d2d470f4423bd7c5605c7697a4f41b391964d9a370a5b9f3d85"
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 2253 (220) — Limits fees charged for copies of medical and billing records.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S2500/2253_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Senate 6/16/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S2500/2253_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3656 (1R)
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-2-0) `passage`
- **2022-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.114. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5fa58f2f-5696-409b-9467-e7c5467f03e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).