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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires dental insurers to provide credits for reduced usage during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic."
description: "Requires dental insurers to provide credits for reduced usage during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4538"
citation: "New Jersey A 4538 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "HEALTH INSUR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Pou, Nellie", "Quijano, Annette"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-08-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d339c105-eeb9-4a93-914f-5d2bf050a48d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "16ab45d5aac77466a0fb039044381e8e4a9a19aac48af84e247b7b4e1d97a03b"
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 4538 (219) — Requires dental insurers to provide credits for reduced usage during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
## 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/2020/Bills/A5000/4538_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4538_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **120** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **720** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **701** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **50** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **360** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-08-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-1-3) `passage`
- **2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3131 (1R)
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-3) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.295 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d339c105-eeb9-4a93-914f-5d2bf050a48d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).