---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for procurement by State of pharmacy benefits manager, automated reverse auction services, and claims adjudication services."
description: "Provides for procurement by State of pharmacy benefits manager, automated reverse auction services, and claims adjudication services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2749"
citation: "New Jersey S 2749 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PHARMACEUTIC", "PUB EMP BENE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "O'Scanlon, Declan J.", "O'Toole, Kevin J.", "Prieto, Vincent", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-11-03T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17ef92cc-2109-4b8c-ad6b-b6a404702f29"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "685f3c7ed4b4ae5345a04d31d71ddef9daa92803ed02730359bcec0d896f678b"
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 2749 (217) — Provides for procurement by State of pharmacy benefits manager, automated reverse auction services, and claims adjudication services.

## 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/2016/Bills/S3000/2749_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — primary (person)
- O'Toole, Kevin J. — primary (person)
- Prieto, Vincent — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4328
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.67. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17ef92cc-2109-4b8c-ad6b-b6a404702f29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).