---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Pet Insurance Act.\""
description: "\"Pet Insurance Act.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 1203"
citation: "New Jersey A 1203 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS", "CONSUMER PRO", "INSURANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bagolie, Rosaura", "Cryan, Joseph P.", "Gopal, Vin", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Sampson, William B."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/680b4a2b-0d82-4041-be47-9518db932283"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "3c40d7a3d351d67e1cac19356eb5d874e2939d45b1a032e2b6a4140c7191f74e"
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 1203 (221) — "Pet Insurance Act."

## 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/2024/A1500/1203_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AFI 2/22/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A1500/1203_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Senate 12/18/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A1500/1203_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bagolie, Rosaura — primary (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Sampson, William B. — primary (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2034 (2R)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.224. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/680b4a2b-0d82-4041-be47-9518db932283`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).