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type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from making certain retroactive reductions in claims payments to pharmacies; requires pharmacy benefits managers to disclose certain product information to pharmacies.*"
description: "Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from making certain retroactive reductions in claims payments to pharmacies; requires pharmacy benefits managers to disclose certain product information to pharmacies.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 3717"
citation: "New Jersey A 3717 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Gopal, Vin", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Mukherji, Raj"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-12-19T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1ceb2dd-1668-4f34-aeb4-bf0724a965c0"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "efe9ed99f2c467c94e5b40a422360a21e74f606bb9dd09172b2ae2183cb79195"
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 3717 (218) — Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from making certain retroactive reductions in claims payments to pharmacies; requires pharmacy benefits managers to disclose certain product information to pharmacies.*
## 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/A4000/3717_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4000/3717_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4000/3717_R5.HTM)
## Votes
- Reported favorably out of committee — **100** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **350** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR BY AMEND — **713** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **710** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **41** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **390** (pass) · upper
- EMERGENCY — **380** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **360** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **120** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **740** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **370** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Andrzejczak, Bob — cosponsor (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — cosponsor (person)
- Milam, Matthew W. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Sacco, Nicholas J. — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations 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** Passed Assembly (74-0-3) `passage`
- **2019-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S728 (SCS)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (36-0) (Greenstein) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (38-0) (Greenstein)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred by Assembly Amendments (71-3-0)
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2019-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2019-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2019-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-0-2) `passage`
- **2019-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2019-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.274. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1ceb2dd-1668-4f34-aeb4-bf0724a965c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).