A 4163 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires health insurers to provide coverage for biomarker precision medical testing.*

Bill A4163 requires health insurers in New Jersey to cover biomarker testing for diagnosis, treatment, management, or ongoing monitoring of diseases when supported by medical evidence such as FDA approvals, drug labels, or clinical guidelines. The bill applies to all health insurance plans including individual, group, Medicaid, and health maintenance organization contracts. Insurers must provide coverage without causing unnecessary disruption (like multiple biopsies) and must make prior authorization decisions within 24 hours for urgent requests or 72 hours for non-urgent requests. This ensures patients can access precision medical testing that's clinically supported without excessive administrative barriers.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Apr 8, 2024 Signed Apr 23, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2025 · General Assembly Mar 24, 2025

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 24, 2025
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican15
15 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 23, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.49.
executive
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0)
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (39-0) (Gopal)
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (78-0-0)
lower
Dec 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Oct 24, 2024
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
lower
5 primary · 50 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Gary Schaer
Gary Schaer
DDemocratic
NJ
36
P
Photo of Shama Haider
Shama Haider
DDemocratic
NJ
37
P
Photo of Shavonda Sumter
Shavonda Sumter
DDemocratic
NJ
35
P
Photo of Troy Singleton
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
NJ
7
P
Photo of Vin Gopal
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
NJ
11
Co
Photo of Al Barlas
Al Barlas
RRepublican
NJ
40
Co
Photo of Andrew Zwicker
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
NJ
16
Co
Photo of Angela McKnight
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
NJ
31
Co
Photo of Anthony Verrelli
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
NJ
15
Co
Photo of Antwan McClellan
Antwan McClellan
RRepublican
NJ
1
Co
Photo of Aura Dunn
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
NJ
25
Co
Photo of Avi Schnall
Avi Schnall
DDemocratic
NJ
30
Co
Photo of Benjie Wimberly
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
NJ
35
Co
Photo of Bill Spearman
Bill Spearman
DDemocratic
NJ
5
Co
Photo of Bob Auth
Bob Auth
RRepublican
NJ
39