---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits recovery of uncompensated medical expenses in civil action for damages arising from automobile accident. *"
description: "Permits recovery of uncompensated medical expenses in civil action for damages arising from automobile accident. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2432"
citation: "New Jersey S 2432 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL ACTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bramnick, Jon M.", "Coughlin, Craig J.", "Downey, Joann", "Pou, Nellie", "Quijano, Annette", "Scutari, Nicholas P."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3c278a3-7f28-4f0b-b161-f642ef001eb5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5ce9001dfbf87e78b8ab9eaa9a687f29db1d24f54bd3decb79315fae173250b2"
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 2432 (218) — Permits recovery of uncompensated medical expenses in civil action for damages arising from automobile accident. *

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2500/2432_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2500/2432_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **55–3** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **23–8** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- EMERGENCY — **30–1** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **24–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bramnick, Jon M. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (24-0) (Scutari) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (30-1) (Scutari)
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (23-8) `passage`
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5371
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (55-3-10) `passage`
- **2019-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.244. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3c278a3-7f28-4f0b-b161-f642ef001eb5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).