republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/221/a-4163.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires health insurers to provide coverage for biomarker precision medical testing.*"
description: "Requires health insurers to provide coverage for biomarker precision medical testing.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 4163"
citation: "New Jersey A 4163 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH INSUR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gopal, Vin", "Haider, Shama A.", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Singleton, Troy", "Sumter, Shavonda E."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd473f23-dcd4-40bf-8a5a-f40643a9c6fa"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "7b5ac356aea17057539210bf7f6a35739c8441492e35d81d432ac1c2dba6a598"
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 4163 (221) — Requires health insurers to provide coverage for biomarker precision medical testing.*

## 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/A4500/4163_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AFI 10/24/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4500/4163_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Senate 3/24/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4500/4163_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- AMEND — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Auth, Robert — cosponsor (person)
- Azzariti Jr., John V. — cosponsor (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
- Barlas, Al — cosponsor (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Bramnick, Jon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Burgess, Renee C. — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Clifton, Robert D. — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — cosponsor (person)
- DePhillips, Christopher P. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn, Victoria A. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- Hutchison, Dan — cosponsor (person)
- Inganamort, Michael — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — cosponsor (person)
- McClellan, Antwan L. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Carmen Theresa — cosponsor (person)
- Muñoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez, Gabriel — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Schnall, Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Simonsen, Erik K. — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, Chris — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-10-24T04:00:00+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`
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (39-0) (Gopal) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3098 (2R)
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.49. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd473f23-dcd4-40bf-8a5a-f40643a9c6fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).