---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program by $10,000."
description: "Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program by $10,000."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5520"
citation: "New Jersey A 5520 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SR CITIZENS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Kean, Thomas H.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3ac0d71-76bc-46bc-b43a-79f3ad14f4bd"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "16d7b0eae419d1fd13d6fa25396d0e9d1ade90e958d55d62caaecbbe0304f4a3"
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 5520 (219) — Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program by $10,000.

## 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/A9999/5520_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5520_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Stanfield, Jean — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3633 (1R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.131. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3ac0d71-76bc-46bc-b43a-79f3ad14f4bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).