---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires pharmacy benefits manager providing services within Medicaid program to disclose certain information to DHS."
description: "Requires pharmacy benefits manager providing services within Medicaid program to disclose certain information to DHS."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 249"
citation: "New Jersey S 249 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH INSUR", "MEDICAID", "PHARMACEUTIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeCroce, BettyLou", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Singleton, Troy", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c0ad219-40a5-4499-9a9b-7ad1a33dcacd"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "63f1a0c462b3987eec02b32620743f32e5460989b63adfb42c9da23a293dfd95"
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 249 (219) — Requires pharmacy benefits manager providing services within Medicaid program to disclose certain information to DHS.

## 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/S0500/249_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S0500/249_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DeCroce, BettyLou — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1259 (1R)
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.257. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c0ad219-40a5-4499-9a9b-7ad1a33dcacd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).