A 2268 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires certain providers of substance or alcohol use disorder treatment, services, or supports to be assessed for conflicts of interest prior to receiving State funds, licensure, or certification.

This bill requires state agencies to assess substance and alcohol use disorder treatment providers for conflicts of interest before approving state funding, licensure, or certification. Providers must submit detailed financial information, board member details, and lists of stakeholders with financial ties. If a conflict is identified that could affect care quality, the provider has 90 days to resolve it or risk losing funding/approval. After resolution, providers must undergo two additional conflict assessments within the next year. The law applies to all licensed or certifying state entities and defines conflicts as situations where outside financial interests might influence treatment decisions.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jun 11, 2026
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What changed between versions

Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill Introduced · 3 edits · Jan 13, 2026
MINOR
This is a procedural transition from a committee-reported version to an introduced version of the bill. Three co-sponsors were removed, a standard legislative explanatory statement was added at the end, and minor formatting spacing was cleaned up. The substantive policy content requiring conflict of interest assessments for substance use disorder providers receiving state funds remains unchanged.
SCOPE

Three co-sponsors (Assemblywoman Carter, Assemblyman Wainstein, and Assemblywoman Bagolie) were removed from the bill's sponsor list.

TECHNICAL

A legislative explanatory statement was added at the end of the bill summarizing its provisions. This is a standard procedural addition when a bill is formally introduced, not a policy change.

Minor formatting changes: double spaces after paragraph numbering were reduced to single spaces throughout the text, and the bill status changed from 'As reported by the Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.'

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the General Assembly by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Jun 11, 2026
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
Jun 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by the Assembly (79-0-0)
lower
Jun 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 1, 2026
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee
lower
2 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors