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
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 24, 2025
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
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
Gary Schaer
DDemocratic
P
Shama Haider
DDemocratic
P
Shavonda Sumter
DDemocratic
P
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
P
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
Co
Al Barlas
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
Co
Antwan McClellan
RRepublican
Co
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
Co
Avi Schnall
DDemocratic
Co
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Spearman
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Auth
RRepublican
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