---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes $18 hourly Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services.*"
description: "Establishes $18 hourly Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 5098"
citation: "New Jersey A 5098 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MEDICAID"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chaparro, Annette", "Codey, Richard J.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-12-19T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9904ce3-d0d7-44d3-a18b-b9fddca5e373"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "996b6e738c245683cd4c47283e377cd030998306d97ccad3fbc76e4b6c80ce49"
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 5098 (218) — Establishes $18 hourly Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care 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/2018/Bills/A9999/5098_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A9999/5098_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A9999/5098_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR GOV REC — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–3** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **69–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–7** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chaparro, Annette — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-7-1) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3491 (1R)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2019-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Motion Suspend 22:4a (73-0-1)(PintorMarin)
- **2019-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2019-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (69-1-4) `passage`
- **2019-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2019-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.275. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9904ce3-d0d7-44d3-a18b-b9fddca5e373`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).