---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes new transparency standards for pharmacy benefits manager business practices. *"
description: "Establishes new transparency standards for pharmacy benefits manager business practices. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 536"
citation: "New Jersey A 536 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PHARMACEUTIC", "PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Danielsen, Joe", "Freiman, Roy", "Gopal, Vin", "McKeon, John F.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Pou, Nellie", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Singleton, Troy", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 5
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/107ba19d-324a-4e0e-a3eb-1c6c5ab6449b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "07ab715af74fa6c39e7f557f96caef5f88b6ad20fd36f0deee55585b7bba2687"
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 536 (220) — Establishes new transparency standards for pharmacy benefits manager business practices. *

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Committee Substitute AFI 3/14/22 ACS A2841** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A1000/536_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A1000/536_I1.HTM)
3. **Reprint of Substitute AAP 6/22/23 2R ACS A2841** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A1000/536_R2.HTM)
4. **Reprint of Substitute ABU 6/27/23 3R ACS A2841** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A1000/536_R3.HTM)
5. **Reprint of Substitute AHE 5/26/22 A2841 1R ACS** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A1000/536_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **10–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (54-23-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1616 (1R)
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-1) `passage`
- **2023-07-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.107. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/107ba19d-324a-4e0e-a3eb-1c6c5ab6449b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).