---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for improved system for eligibility determination for Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare."
description: "Provides for improved system for eligibility determination for Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 499"
citation: "New Jersey S 499 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "HEALTH INSUR", "MEDICAID"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Madden, Fred H.", "Vitale, Joseph F.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36ce4215-5aca-4798-9599-aac81b8a1a39"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4be6ef51e639e42de73033b42a4f3011883c6a8e30a4ba457229706ba3219949"
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 499 (218) — Provides for improved system for eligibility determination for Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare.

## 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/S0500/499_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S0500/499_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (32-0) (Vitale) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-11-26T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4569
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.246. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36ce4215-5aca-4798-9599-aac81b8a1a39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).