---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises law concerning recovery of unreimbursed medical expenses as economic loss in civil action for damages arising from automobile accident."
description: "Revises law concerning recovery of unreimbursed medical expenses as economic loss in civil action for damages arising from automobile accident."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 3963"
citation: "New Jersey S 3963 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUTO INSUR", "CIVIL ACTION", "MOTOR VEHICL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bramnick, Jon M.", "Downey, Joann", "Pou, Nellie", "Scutari, Nicholas P."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3f3768d-234e-4906-9479-4e7e9dd1777e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d52e8d31c407630913c4a4ea327e4cded34f7ce2d00dbc0eec4a058a7868a2b9"
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 3963 (218) — Revises law concerning recovery of unreimbursed medical expenses as economic loss 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/S4000/3963_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **51–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **25–11** (pass) · upper
- TABLE MOTION — **23–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bramnick, Jon M. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Sa (Kean)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table Sa (23-12) (Weinberg)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (25-11) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5639
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (51-1-19) `passage`
- **2019-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.245. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3f3768d-234e-4906-9479-4e7e9dd1777e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).