SENATE BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 4660

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 26, 2025

      The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 4660.

      As reported, this bill eliminates fees for appeals against health insurance carriers pursuant to the Independent Health Care Appeals Program.  This bill is in response to the Governor’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget recommendations to enact legislation to permanently eliminate fees for consumer appeals against insurance carriers that deny, reduce, or terminate benefits.

FISCAL IMPACT:

      Fiscal information for this bill is currently unavailable.