---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for coverage of community-based palliative care benefits under Medicaid."
description: "Provides for coverage of community-based palliative care benefits under Medicaid."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 5225"
citation: "New Jersey A 5225 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MEDICAID", "SR CITIZENS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Codey, Richard J.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Pou, Nellie", "Speight, Shanique"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8847ead-6bce-4905-b577-c3081f7d7e92"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9d0800a42a8ae1380ad87e38eba51e7177e091f508e68b9d36bdf9e58c67354d"
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 5225 (220) — Provides for coverage of community-based palliative care benefits under Medicaid.

## 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/2022/A5500/5225_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint 11/30/23 3R CONDITIONAL VETO** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A5500/5225_R3.HTM)
3. **Reprint AHE 5/18/23 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A5500/5225_R2.HTM)
4. **Reprint ASE 3/20/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A5500/5225_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Durr, Edward — cosponsor (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
- Jaffer, Sadaf F. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3729 (2R)
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2023-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2023-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2023-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2023-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.187. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8847ead-6bce-4905-b577-c3081f7d7e92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).