---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends certain pay parity regarding telemedicine and telehealth until July 1, 2026.*"
description: "Extends certain pay parity regarding telemedicine and telehealth until July 1, 2026.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 3853"
citation: "New Jersey A 3853 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "HEALTH PROF"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conaway, Herb", "Gopal, Vin", "McCoy, Tennille R.", "Pou, Nellie", "Speight, Shanique"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-12-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/458b3696-383f-44eb-a93f-85a8ddab17e5"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "1e9fc3cd4fb6226f1edf7b8ada36a0337c6562933fe4e58af6e7e8311bb936b1"
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 3853 (221) — Extends certain pay parity regarding telemedicine and telehealth until July 1, 2026.*

## 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/A4000/3853_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AHE 12/16/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4000/3853_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- McCoy, Tennille R. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Azzariti Jr., John V. — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — cosponsor (person)
- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — cosponsor (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Muñoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, Chris — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-1-0) `passage`
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2988 (1R)
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2024-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.105. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/458b3696-383f-44eb-a93f-85a8ddab17e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).