l9n/ New Jersey

2020–2021 Session

Senate Bill 2559

Revises requirements for health insurance providers and Medicaid to cover services provided using telemedicine and telehealth; appropriates $5 million.*

Became P.L.2021, c.310, on December 21, 2021.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

11 co-sponsors

Kristin M. Corrado, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Chris A. Brown, Thomas H. Kean Jr., Robert W. Singer, Shirley K. Turner, Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr., Dawn Marie Addiego, Linda R. Greenstein, Joseph A. Lagana, Nellie Pou

In the General Assembly

14 co-sponsors

Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Roy Freiman, Thomas P. Giblin, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Shanique Speight, Carol A. Murphy, William W. Spearman, Gordon M. Johnson, Britnee N. Timberlake, John DiMaio, Jean Stanfield, Andrew Zwicker, Aura K. Dunn, Anthony S. Verrelli

Its course

June 8, 2020 to December 21, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action18 actions on 13 days

In the SenateJun 8 to Mar 25290 days

Health, Human Services and Senior CitizensJun 8 to Jan 14220 days

Budget and AppropriationsJan 14 to Mar 2267 days

In the General AssemblyMar 25 to Jun 2491 days

AppropriationsMar 25 to Jun 1683 days

Back in the SenateJun 24 to Jun 306 days

With the GovernorJun 30 to Nov 8131 days

After the vetoNov 8 to Dec 2143 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jan 14, 2021

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 22, 2021

  • General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 16, 2021

  • General Assembly floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 21, 2021

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jun 8 – Mar 25, 2021

  1. Jun 8Introduced in the Senate and sent to Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
  2. Jan 14, 2021Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens recommended it as amended
  3. Read a second time
  4. Sent to Budget and Appropriations
  5. Mar 22, 2021Budget and Appropriations recommended it as amended
  6. Read a second time
  7. Mar 25, 2021Passed the Senate, 37 to 0

In the General Assembly Mar 25, 2021 – Jun 24, 2021

  1. Mar 25, 2021Arrived in the General Assembly
  2. Sent to Appropriations
  3. Jun 16, 2021Appropriations recommended it as amended
  4. Read a second time
  5. Jun 21, 2021Amended on the floor and read a second time
  6. Jun 24, 2021Passed the General Assembly, 75 to 0

Back in the Senate Jun 28, 2021 – Jun 30, 2021

  1. Jun 28, 2021Returned to the Senate to agree to the General Assembly's changes
  2. Jun 30, 2021Passed the Senate, 36 to 0, and so both houses

To the Governor Nov 8, 2021

  1. Nov 8, 2021Returned with changes by the Governor

After the veto Dec 20, 2021 – Dec 21, 2021

  1. Dec 20, 2021The Senate agreed to the Governor's changes, 39 to 0
  2. The General Assembly agreed to the Governor's changes, 66 to 0
  3. Dec 21, 2021Signed by the Governor
  4. Became P.L.2021, c.310
All 18 actions, as published
  1. Jun 8INT 1RS REF SHHSenate
  2. Jan 14, 2021REP/SCA 2RSSenate
  3. Jan 14, 2021REF SBASenate
  4. Mar 22, 2021REP/SCA 2RSSenate
  5. Mar 25, 2021PSSenate
  6. Mar 25, 2021R/A REF AAPGeneral Assembly
  7. Jun 16, 2021REP/ACA 2RAGeneral Assembly
  8. Jun 21, 2021AA 2RAGeneral Assembly
  9. Jun 24, 2021SUB FORGeneral Assembly
  10. Jun 24, 2021PAGeneral Assembly
  11. Jun 28, 2021R/S 2RSCSenate
  12. Jun 30, 2021PS PBHSenate
  13. Nov 8, 2021CV R/SSenate
  14. Dec 2, 20212RSGSenate
  15. Dec 20, 2021PSSenate
  16. Dec 20, 2021R/A 2RAGGeneral Assembly
  17. Dec 20, 2021PA PBHGeneral Assembly
  18. Dec 21, 2021APPGovernor