---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires health benefits coverage for additional orthotic and prosthetic appliances under certain circumstances; requires coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances obtained through podiatrists.*"
description: "Requires health benefits coverage for additional orthotic and prosthetic appliances under certain circumstances; requires coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances obtained through podiatrists.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 1439"
citation: "New Jersey S 1439 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH INSUR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "McClellan, Antwan L.", "Miller, Cody D.", "Sampson, William B.", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-07-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b031419a-3dbe-43e6-8e2d-ed8df5f3798e"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "6f358bf3c028b1f1a6fe6e3fbe0aa08279d130543c93dac5e308245650fcd5fa"
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 1439 (221) — Requires health benefits coverage for additional orthotic and prosthetic appliances under certain circumstances; requires coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances obtained through podiatrists.*

## 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/S1500/1439_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SCM 5/13/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S1500/1439_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- McClellan, Antwan L. — primary (person)
- Miller, Cody D. — primary (person)
- Sampson, William B. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Atkins, Reginald W. — cosponsor (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
- Bergen, Brian — cosponsor (person)
- Burgess, Renee C. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn, Victoria A. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
- Hutchison, Dan — cosponsor (person)
- McCann Stamato, Barbara — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Scharfenberger, Gerry — cosponsor (person)
- Simonsen, Erik K. — cosponsor (person)
- Steinhardt, Douglas J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3856 (2R)
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-2) `passage`
- **2025-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.89. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b031419a-3dbe-43e6-8e2d-ed8df5f3798e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).