---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for workers' compensation coverage of certain counseling services for first responders and provides that certain mental health related communications are confidential."
description: "Provides for workers' compensation coverage of certain counseling services for first responders and provides that certain mental health related communications are confidential."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5792"
citation: "New Jersey A 5792 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMER SVCS", "MENTAL HEALT", "WORKERS COMP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Drulis, Mitchelle", "Freiman, Roy", "Hutchison, Dan", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Quijano, Annette", "Scutari, Nicholas P."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-08-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2a1f0cb-355a-4f28-b204-e3a4f61d3b70"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "3497185d2b71107b021d2866feef8fc1994f489d787539a37597aedf4f35a92c"
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 5792 (221) — Provides for workers' compensation coverage of certain counseling services for first responders and provides that certain mental health related communications are confidential.

## 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/A6000/5792_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint ALA 6/16/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A6000/5792_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **80–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Drulis, Mitchelle — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Hutchison, Dan — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Amato, Carmen F. — cosponsor (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
- McCoy, Tennille R. — cosponsor (person)
- Miller, Cody D. — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons, Heather — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, Chris — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (80-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4590 (1R)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2025-08-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.134. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2a1f0cb-355a-4f28-b204-e3a4f61d3b70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).