---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes requirements for copies of medical and billing records to be provided without charge to Social Security Disability benefits applicants and recipients.*"
description: "Establishes requirements for copies of medical and billing records to be provided without charge to Social Security Disability benefits applicants and recipients.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4139"
citation: "New Jersey A 4139 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "HUMAN SVCS", "PUB RECORDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Pou, Nellie", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69debc1a-1a10-4daa-bbb4-b241891f7697"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9956c015e2910e8aac6bcac97912b95c495c562e2e95e276c4dab8bf42d8f95b"
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 4139 (219) — Establishes requirements for copies of medical and billing records to be provided without charge to Social Security Disability benefits applicants and recipients.*

## 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/A4500/4139_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4139_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (26-0) (Pou) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2893 (2R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.359. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69debc1a-1a10-4daa-bbb4-b241891f7697`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).