---
type: "Bill"
title: "Raises maximum workers' compensation fees for evaluating physicians; expands circumstances for which physician legal fees are permitted."
description: "Raises maximum workers' compensation fees for evaluating physicians; expands circumstances for which physician legal fees are permitted."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 3309"
citation: "New Jersey S 3309 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WORKERS COMP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mukherji, Raj", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Speight, Shanique", "Stack, Brian P."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba723854-d5a6-472b-97d6-f0531cb3e570"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d7b26138635103da0c8171a899244a2a9115f5eb4787314ba0564d70b275fee9"
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 3309 (220) — Raises maximum workers' compensation fees for evaluating physicians; expands circumstances for which physician legal fees are permitted.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3500/3309_I1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (25-11) `passage`
- **2023-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4832 (1R)
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (45-27-0) `passage`
- **2023-07-20T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.114. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba723854-d5a6-472b-97d6-f0531cb3e570`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).