---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits carrier from precluding dentist from billing covered person under certain circumstances."
description: "Prohibits carrier from precluding dentist from billing covered person under certain circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 765"
citation: "New Jersey S 765 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH INSUR", "HEALTH PROF"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Pennacchio, Joseph", "Pou, Nellie", "Schaer, Gary S."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/899f744b-a988-407a-a9db-84b6da00cb6d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3232a18fcc6fa60d61ad940d6c42a7c5525cab5cd7e017bb2b3ca404a3ffd67c"
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 765 (220) — Prohibits carrier from precluding dentist from billing covered person under certain circumstances.

## 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/S1000/765_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AFI 12/11/23 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1000/765_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint SCM 6/9/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1000/765_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Bramnick, Jon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3246 (1R)
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
- **2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.207. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/899f744b-a988-407a-a9db-84b6da00cb6d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).