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type: "Bill"
title: "Eliminates premiums and waiting periods for certain NJ FamilyCare enrollees and directs DHS to implement additional targeted outreach initiatives to increase enrollment. **"
description: "Eliminates premiums and waiting periods for certain NJ FamilyCare enrollees and directs DHS to implement additional targeted outreach initiatives to increase enrollment. **"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3798"
citation: "New Jersey S 3798 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH INSUR", "HUMAN SVCS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e019cb43-96a5-4a7b-a885-ad910d017d53"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8938153897e78cc0de1fabc4d3aeecd293fb1c54aa4c2d31ae8370363577e97a"
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 S 3798 (219) — Eliminates premiums and waiting periods for certain NJ FamilyCare enrollees and directs DHS to implement additional targeted outreach initiatives to increase enrollment. **
## 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/S4000/3798_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S4000/3798_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **700** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **390** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **80** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **110** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5805 (1R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-0-3) `passage`
- **2021-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.132. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e019cb43-96a5-4a7b-a885-ad910d017d53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).