---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires life insurers to use federal death master file to identify potential matches."
description: "Requires life insurers to use federal death master file to identify potential matches."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 2511"
citation: "New Jersey A 2511 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INSURANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eustace, Tim", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e0f18bb-8780-47a5-a856-c323ffba752c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d3596ac5d0bf7b6c44f77195288166cf43b93c308ae6286a8e58f2b40955b811"
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 2511 (217) — Requires life insurers to use federal death master file to identify potential matches.

## Version chain

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

1. **Assembly Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3000/2511_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3000/2511_I1.HTM)
3. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3000/2511_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2211 (SCS)
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-13T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (68-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.236. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e0f18bb-8780-47a5-a856-c323ffba752c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).