---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes certain requirements, including allowable fees, for provision of medical records to patients, legally authorized representatives, and authorized third parties."
description: "Establishes certain requirements, including allowable fees, for provision of medical records to patients, legally authorized representatives, and authorized third parties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 984"
citation: "New Jersey S 984 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conaway, Herb", "Mukherji, Raj", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Singleton, Troy", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b87f396-2fd8-42b1-ba58-6550a61c1608"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "2c848299afd77eb6942d3db4e4803af38275fa826115ce0dcc85a03a490b373e"
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 984 (218) — Establishes certain requirements, including allowable fees, for provision of medical records to patients, legally authorized representatives, and authorized third parties.

## 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/S1000/984_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/984_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **54–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1590 (2R)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (54-22-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.217. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b87f396-2fd8-42b1-ba58-6550a61c1608`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).