---
type: "Bill"
title: "Codifies and establishes certain network adequacy standards for pediatric primary and specialty care in Medicaid program."
description: "Codifies and establishes certain network adequacy standards for pediatric primary and specialty care in Medicaid program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3000"
citation: "New Jersey S 3000 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "MEDICAID"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Verrelli, Anthony S.", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bab679d4-0229-4787-a116-c83eab7f52bf"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "81e532651e2ed64ab3a80f0d595c46206c8b68ddc9265f6bfbd86db941b3b158"
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 3000 (219) — Codifies and establishes certain network adequacy standards for pediatric primary and specialty care in Medicaid program.

## 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/S3000/3000_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3000/3000_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted 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** Substituted for A4688 (3R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-0-3) `passage`
- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.276. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bab679d4-0229-4787-a116-c83eab7f52bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).