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type: "Bill"
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title: "Prohibits health insurance carriers from requiring optometrists to become providers with vision care plans as condition of becoming providers in carriers' panel of providers; prohibits certain practices under vision care provider contracts.*"
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description: "Prohibits health insurance carriers from requiring optometrists to become providers with vision care plans as condition of becoming providers in carriers' panel of providers; prohibits certain practices under vision care provider contracts.*"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "217"
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identifier: "A 2336"
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citation: "New Jersey A 2336 (217)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["HEALTH INSUR", "HEALTH PROF"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Bramnick, Jon M.", "Cardinale, Gerald", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Scutari, Nicholas P."]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 8
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6987af5b-14e9-4561-92b2-7a59e73f6cb4"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "932b7cb4529a4b3bf6697217dbac4fce6f8b4725137b9ada7470b0db35950620"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
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---
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# New Jersey A 2336 (217) — Prohibits health insurance carriers from requiring optometrists to become providers with vision care plans as condition of becoming providers in carriers' panel of providers; prohibits certain practices under vision care provider contracts.*
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2500/2336_I1.HTM)
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2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2500/2336_R1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
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- Bramnick, Jon M. — primary (person)
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- Cardinale, Gerald — primary (person)
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- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
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- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
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- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
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- Caride, Marlene — cosponsor (person)
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- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
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- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
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- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
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- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Jones) `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
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- **2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
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- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3108 (1R)
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- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
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- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.264. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6987af5b-14e9-4561-92b2-7a59e73f6cb4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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