---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits act, practice or arrangement constituting stranger-originated life insurance."
description: "Prohibits act, practice or arrangement constituting stranger-originated life insurance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 1263"
citation: "New Jersey A 1263 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INSURANCE", "PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cardinale, Gerald", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Pou, Nellie", "Schaer, Gary S."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dda38a65-8b0f-4a67-9554-dc0a9f8e88ee"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e90234e5b5e6770ae041c999430953acd352417429fc8feaf5cd9ec6989a4a7d"
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 1263 (219) — Prohibits act, practice or arrangement constituting stranger-originated life insurance.

## 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/2020/Bills/A1500/1263_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cardinale, Gerald — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-1) `passage`
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1914
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.105. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dda38a65-8b0f-4a67-9554-dc0a9f8e88ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).