---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns electronic medical bills for workers' compensation claims.*"
description: "Concerns electronic medical bills for workers' compensation claims.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 3401"
citation: "New Jersey A 3401 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INTERNET", "WORKERS COMP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Phoebus, Gail", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Space, Parker"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-03-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b917be70-d874-4b7e-ae49-461eecf2e748"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "1d850d796aefa0a80be5d8b7eb519f18085250608e016f30047e059f1ecb67dc"
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 3401 (217) — Concerns electronic medical bills for workers' compensation claims.*

## Version chain

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

1. **Assembly Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3500/3401_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3500/3401_I1.HTM)
3. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3500/3401_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **75–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **63–5** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Phoebus, Gail — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Space, Parker — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitution (Greenwald)
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (63-5-7) `passage`
- **2016-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2136 (SCS)
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.64. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b917be70-d874-4b7e-ae49-461eecf2e748`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).