Committee

New Jersey Assembly Health Committee

Bill Bill Name Progress Referral Date
A104 Streamlines emergency medical technician certification process for certain veterans. In Committee 01/13/2026
A127 Provides gross income tax deduction for in vitro fertilization treatment expenses. In Committee 01/13/2026
A159 Establishes bipartisan task force to study response to COVID-19 in New Jersey. In Committee 01/13/2026
A160 Requires medical testing for certain persons in circumstances when first responders may be exposed to bloodborne pathogens. In Committee 01/13/2026
A181 Expands epinephrine administration mechanisms permitted in schools. In Committee 01/13/2026
A201 "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act"; bans abortion 20 weeks or more after fertilization. In Committee 01/13/2026
A218 Establishes "New Jersey Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act." In Committee 01/13/2026
A247 Provides for Medicaid coverage of certain home blood pressure monitors and cuffs for pregnant persons at risk for preeclampsia. In Committee 01/13/2026
A289 Requires health care practitioners prescribing opioid medications to limit amount of prescribed medication to seven-day supply, except in certain circumstances. In Committee 01/13/2026
A305 Establishes "New Jersey COVID-19 Long-Term Health Effects Task Force." In Committee 01/13/2026
A354 Establishes commission to study mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic on K-12 students. In Committee 01/13/2026
A358 Adds postpartum depression services to State's behavioral health crisis services system. In Committee 01/13/2026
A425 Increases penalties for certain prohibited sales of tobacco and vapor products. In Committee 01/13/2026
A434 Prohibits SHBP, SEHBP, and Medicaid from denying coverage for maintenance medications for chronic conditions for covered persons solely because of change in health benefits plan or pharmacy benefits manager. In Committee 02/12/2026
A435 Requires DOH to use Basic Screening Survey to assess oral health in children. In Committee 01/13/2026
A464 "HOPE Initiative Act"; requires establishment of public awareness campaign to educate citizens about dangers and causes of, and appropriate responses to, heroin and opioid addiction. In Committee 01/13/2026
A480 Enhances access to public health emergency supplies and services. In Committee 01/13/2026
A507 Establishes civil immunity for damages arising out of birth injury or congenital defect for physicians providing prenatal care under certain circumstances. In Committee 01/13/2026
A529 Repeals "Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act." In Committee 01/13/2026
A537 Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for pediatric special care nursing facilities; makes an appropriation. In Committee 01/13/2026
A552 Streamlines certification standards for emergency medical technicians. In Committee 01/13/2026
A554 Establishes "New Jersey Pandemic Bill of Rights for the Welfare of the People." In Committee 01/13/2026
A593 Requires practitioners to disclose business relationship with out-of-State facilities when making patient referrals to those facilities. In Committee 01/13/2026
A758 Requires that warning notices regarding certain health risks of alcohol consumption be reviewed and updated. In Committee 01/13/2026
A788 Requires Executive Branch departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to identify and assess COVID-19 measures and their viability for future potential emergency scenarios. In Committee 01/13/2026
A844 Prohibits government entity or school from requiring influenza vaccinations for persons who are 18 years of age or younger. In Committee 01/13/2026
A845 Restricts establishment of mandates to become vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); establishes reimbursement program to cover certain out-of-pocket costs incurred in obtaining COVID-19 vaccine. In Committee 01/13/2026
A853 Grants parents, guardians, and authorized representatives online access to medical and personal history of residents of certain residential care facilities. In Committee 01/13/2026
A861 Prohibits automatic registration with New Jersey Immunization Information System. In Committee 01/13/2026
A863 Requires parents and guardians be provided access medical records of minor patients. In Committee 01/13/2026
A895 Requires parents and guardians be provided access to medical records of minor patients; provides immunity to health care facilities and professionals that provide access to records. In Committee 01/13/2026
A920 Establishes education requirements for certain officers of State Board of Medical Examiners. In Committee 01/13/2026
A924 Makes various revisions to law pertaining to electronic medical records and recording certain minor patients' demographic information. In Committee 01/13/2026
A943 Requires health insurance coverage of prescribed anti-obesity medication. In Committee 01/13/2026
A947 Requires DOH to establish public awareness campaign and develop policies and procedures to promote recognition and treatment of perinatal anxiety. In Committee 01/13/2026
A948 Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal and prenatal care clinics in New Jersey. In Committee 01/13/2026
A964 Establishes "Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness Study Commission." In Committee 01/13/2026
A967 Prohibits sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices at pharmacies and certain businesses with on-site pharmacies. In Committee 01/13/2026
A995 Requires continued employment for physicians diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1006 Revises statutory obligations of Advisory Graduate Medical Education Council of New Jersey. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1007 Establishes telecommunication fee to support Statewide behavioral health crisis system of care. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1012 Enacts Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1014 Establishes "Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force." In Committee 01/13/2026
A1015 Establishes requirements for certain tobacco product retailers to stock and sell nicotine replacement therapy products. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1016 Requires automatic registration with New Jersey Immunization Information System upon administration of vaccine for certain persons who consent to registration. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1046 Limits "tobacco and vapor products tax" on cigars to up to $0.50 per cigar. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1087 Requires testing for infectious disease for certain persons who have been administered opioid antidote by first responder. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1088 Establishes Overdose Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1107 Prohibits smoking within 20 feet of areas outside of indoor public places or workplaces. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1142 Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening and requires coverage be provided without cost sharing. In Committee 02/12/2026
A1154 Requires physicians and other prescribers to obtain electronic or written consent for certain medications with "black box warnings." In Committee 01/13/2026
A1155 Establishes State Parkinson's disease registry. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1207 Requires unrestricted Medicaid coverage for ovulation enhancing drugs and medical services related to administering such drugs for certain beneficiaries experiencing infertility. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1240 Permits corrections officers, firefighters, and police officers to administer epinephrine auto-injector device. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1300 Requires urgent care and retail health clinics to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1350 Requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to notify certain municipal officials of receipt of application for licensure of cooperative sober living residence. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1352 "Dementia Dignity and Advance Care Planning Act." In Committee 01/13/2026
A1419 Prohibits acquisition or disclosure of certain personal health information without consent. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1420 Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Addiction Services. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1424 "Lyme Screening Act." In Committee 01/13/2026
A1440 Encourages expansion of community mental health programs to include mental health services to veterans; prohibits veterans from being denied county mental health services. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1484 Provides gross income tax credit to certain taxpayers who pay for certain in-home services through health care service firm. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1526 Establishes Psilocybin Behavioral Health Access and Therapy Pilot Program; appropriates $6 million. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2026
A1559 Establishes Children's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1560 Provides for identification and study of infant fatalities and near fatalities resulting from vaccination; requires inclusion of vaccination information in sudden infant death reports; and requires use of federal infant death reporting form. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1562 Requires health care representative to make health care decisions for incapacitated patient in accordance with patient's religious beliefs. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1593 Establishes certain protocols for prescribing and dispensing benzodiazepine. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1647 Restricts use of restrictive employment covenants for physicians and nurses. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1663 Requires DOH to study cost of establishing long-term health care benefit for certain individuals. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1689 Establishes MOM Project oral health three-year pilot program in DOH; appropriates $4,150,000. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1701 Establishes central registry for sickle cell trait diagnoses; provides for informational outreach and genetic counseling. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1702 Adopts Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1750 Establishes Statewide Opioid Antidote Coordinator position; appropriates funds. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1767 Requires death certificates to include drug responsible for drug overdose death under certain circumstances. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1774 Prohibits certain forms of discrimination in DOH policies concerning allocation of critical health care resources. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1789 Provides that sterile syringe access programs are inherently beneficial uses. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1816 Requires hospitals to test for fentanyl and xylazine as part of urine drug screenings. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1847 Prohibits health care professionals from providing gender-affirming health care services to persons under 21 years of age. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1938 Establishes one New Jersey Suicide Prevention Advisory Council in DOH. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1945 Requires health care professionals to order bi-lateral ultrasounds concurrently when ordering mammograms; requires insurers to cover concurrent mammograms and bi-lateral ultrasounds. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1950 Requires hospitals to establish sepsis recognition and treatment protocols. In Committee 01/13/2026
A1981 Establishes task force to study and make recommendations concerning health care service needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer or questioning individuals, and persons with intersex conditions in the State. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2009 Expressly allows health care professionals located outside New Jersey to provide services using telemedicine and telehealth to patients in New Jersey. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2020 Prohibits substitution of prescribed epilepsy drugs by pharmacists without prior notification to and written consent of physician and patient. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2025 Requires certain ambulances to carry epinephrine. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2030 Requires county health departments to maintain reserve stock of opioid antidotes to dispense to certain entities on interim basis to ensure uninterrupted supply. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2150 Requires Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare managed care organizations to offer patient-centered medical home model or other alternative payment model to primary care providers. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2195 Directs DOE and DOH to develop guidelines for school districts and institutions of higher education concerning student vaping awareness campaigns. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2203 Requires implicit bias training for physicians. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2217 Codifies authority for certain health care providers to provide abortions and clarifies certain operational requirements for abortion facilities. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2218 Secures protections for patients and providers accessing and providing legally protected health care activities; establishes right of residents to legally protected health care services, which are restricted in other states. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2223 Provides for voluntary contributions for taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support reproductive health care services. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2226 Establishes multiple sclerosis public awareness campaign. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2228 Establishes Direct Care Worker Support Program in DOH; makes appropriation. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2259 Authorizes hospital patient with developmental disabilities to have designated family member, guardian, direct support professional, or other caregiver accompany patient throughout hospital stay. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2271 Permits individual holding a nursing multistate license to be eligible for school nurse certification. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2278 Clarifies authorization for any person or entity to distribute opioid antidotes. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2285 Extends time period in which to enroll newborn infant in health benefits coverage. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2026
A2290 Permits individuals to establish voluntary nonopioid directives. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2026
A2291 Establishes State stockpile of medicine and medical supplies; makes appropriation. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2296 Requires certain golf courses to maintain automated external defibrillator. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2297 Establishes certain data privacy protection requirements for consumer health data, health care providers, and patients. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2352 Exempts protective face coverings from sales and use tax during public health emergencies. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2434 Establishes Behavioral Health Services Task Force. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2445 Allows gross income tax deductions totaling $300,000 over five taxable years for certain primary care physicians. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2462 Makes $250,000 supplemental appropriation to New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders for pediatric clinical services at Tourette Syndrome Clinic of Rutgers University. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2490 Creates New Jersey Mental Health Residential Reform Treatment Act. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2508 Requires inspections of retail cigarette and vapor product dealers. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2544 Requires Medicaid coverage for motorized wheelchairs for nursing facility residents under certain circumstances. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2588 Requires child care centers to be equipped with epinephrine. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2606 Enters New Jersey into Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2630 "Informed Consent for Vaccination Act"; revises requirements for administration of vaccines to patients. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2645 Requires physician to offer to test patient for dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency prior to patient undergoing chemotherapy. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2652 Requires annual suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2672 Exempts protective face coverings from sales and use tax. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2688 Prohibits mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 as condition of attending public K-12 schools. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2711 "Reasonable Pediatric Questions Act"; eliminates requirement for clinical laboratories to ask certain children questions about gender identity and sexual orientation. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2735 Requires DHS and DOH to study disordered eating; establishes "Disordered Eating Prevention Research Grant Pilot Program." In Committee 01/13/2026
A2744 Requires prescriptions for certain patients to include patients' weight. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2771 Permits import of prescription drugs from certain countries. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2864 Establishes "New Jersey Right to Try-Plus Act" permitting terminally ill patients access to certain investigational and off-label treatments. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2949 Amends FY2026 annual appropriations act to increase Supplemental Graduate Medical Education Subsidy by $496,000 for support to additional acute care hospital. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2026
A2974 Requires DOH to provide for voluntary registration of trauma scene waste management service providers and establish trauma scene waste management registry. In Committee 01/13/2026
A2983 Provides sales and use tax exemption for purchases of rapid or laboratory tests for purposes of detecting infections. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3039 Permits telemedicine services to be provided using audio-only technology when providing behavioral health care services. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3093 Requires hospitals to provide breast cancer patients with information concerning reconstructive surgery; prohibits certain provisions in managed care plan contracts. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3118 Establishes Training Clinicians to Support Adults with Autism Workforce Development Program in Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services; appropriates $500,000. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3131 Requires labeling of over-the-counter and prescription drugs containing major food allergen or gluten-containing grain. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3160 Creates special license plates supporting Autism Awareness. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3179 Provides civil immunity to licensed health care professionals who provide care at health care facilities for no compensation. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3181 Prohibits using cadaveric fetal tissue obtained from elective abortion procedure for research purposes and using any cadaveric fetal tissue to research cosmetic treatments. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3235 Increases maximum age for pediatric long-term care facility residents to 26. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3282 Authorizes issuance of electronic copies of vital records. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3323 Establishes certain protections for persons providing, receiving, and allowing children to receive gender-affirming health care. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3364 Requires pharmacies to sell hypodermic syringes and needles to any customer over the age of 18 and post sign concerning consumer right to purchase clean syringes and needles. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3365 Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DOH for Huntington's Disease Grant Program. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3366 Establishes act of disseminating misinformation as professional misconduct for health care professionals. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3369 Requires SHBP, SEHBP, Medicaid, and NJ FamilyCare to cover anti-obesity medications. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3376 Expands scope of practice of pediatricians and advanced practice nurses with respect to pediatric behavioral and developmental health care. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3381 Updates requirements for licensure in occupational therapy. In Committee 02/12/2026
A3418 Requires DOH to create and disseminate materials and resources related to cardiomyopathy. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3434 Creates "New Jersey Dialysis Patient Support Person Accommodation Act." In Committee 01/13/2026
A3441 Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3470 Establishes program in DOH for health care provider evaluation and response for patients who are victims of domestic violence. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3566 Establishes process for independent informal dispute resolution hearings in DOH. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3591 Requires NJ FamilyCare reimbursement for pediatric medication management services provided for certain children by licensed pharmacist. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3592 Requires NJ FamilyCare payment for multiple medical encounters per day for enrollee at federally qualified health center. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3604 Expands New Jersey's certificate of need exemption list. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2026
A3626 Requires retail establishments to allow individuals with certain medical conditions access to employee restrooms. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3655 Extends "Epinephrine Access and Emergency Treatment Act" to include administration of epinephrine auto-injector devices by individuals in possession of devices pursuant to personal prescriptions. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3675 Authorizes pharmacists to dispense HIV prophylaxis without individual prescription under certain circumstances; mandates prescription benefits coverage. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2026
A3678 Requires adult day care centers to provide reasonable accommodations for certain persons. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3680 Requires hospital urine drug screenings to include test for fentanyl. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3696 Establishes "South Jersey Community Resilience Center"; appropriates $500,000. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3703 Prohibits sale of flavored cigarettes, non-premium cigars, and oral nicotine pouches. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3705 Waives 15 day waiting period for medical aid in dying under certain circumstances. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3721 Renames Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital as Richard J. Codey Psychiatric Hospital. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3722 Provides phased-in increases in cigarette tax rate over four-year period. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3723 Requires licensed health care professionals providing prenatal care to offer and screen, upon request, pregnant patients with history of depression for postpartum depression. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3741 Establishes "Mental and Behavioral Health for Hispanics and Latinos Act"; appropriates $1 million. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3753 Requires crisis pregnancy centers to disclose certain information in multiple languages. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3766 Requires DOH to provide information regarding spina bifida to certain parents and families of newborns; "Levi's Law." In Committee 01/13/2026
A3770 Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3782 Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research from $1 million to $4 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3845 Exempts oral healthcare products from sales and use tax. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3853 Establishes State Parkinson's disease registry and awareness campaign. In Committee 01/13/2026
A3942 Requires DOH to develop mobile cancer screening program; appropriates $100,000. In Committee 01/13/2026
A4000 "Gary Letizia Pre-Hospital Blood Transfusion Act"; authorizes advanced life support providers, under medical oversight, to administer blood products to patients in pre-hospital settings, and establishes certain reimbursement for such providers. In Committee 01/13/2026
AJR17 Designates July of each year as "Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month" in NJ. Dead 01/13/2026
AJR19 Designates May 7 of each year as "Cystinosis Awareness Day" in New Jersey. In Committee 01/13/2026
AJR30 Designates May of each year as "Skin Cancer Awareness Month" in New Jersey. In Committee 01/13/2026
AJR40 Designates September of each year as "Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month" in NJ. In Committee 01/13/2026
AJR46 Designates first week of May of each year as "Children's Mental Health Awareness Week." In Committee 01/13/2026
AJR66 Designates May 6th of each year as "Nurse's Day." In Committee 01/13/2026
AJR67 Designates month of May each year as "Nurse's Month." In Committee 01/13/2026
AJR77 Designates last full week of September of each year as "Frontotemporal Degeneration Awareness Week" in NJ. In Committee 01/13/2026
AJR87 Designates March 10 of each year as "COVID-19 Memorial Day." In Committee 01/13/2026
AJR90 Designates March 17 of each year as "Profound Autism Day." In Committee 01/13/2026
AJR92 Designates May of each year as "Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month." In Committee 01/13/2026
AJR98 Designates September of each year as "Chiari Malformation-Syringomyelia Awareness Month." In Committee 01/13/2026
AJR99 Designates February 12th of each year as "Carly Day" in NJ. In Committee 01/13/2026
AJR114 Designates last day of February of each year as "Rare Disease Awareness Day" in New Jersey. In Committee 01/13/2026
AR16 Urges Congress to compel Department of Health and Human Services to fulfill its obligations pursuant to the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. In Committee 01/13/2026
AR29 Urges U.S. President and Congress to cease funding gain-of-function research. In Committee 01/13/2026
AR69 Urges NJ DOH to increase public awareness on effects of xylazine. In Committee 01/13/2026
AR70 Memorializes Department of Defense to authorize changes on certain military service forms of veterans who are transgender. In Committee 01/13/2026
AR110 Urges New Jersey members of Congress to join Congressional Brain Injury Task Force. In Committee 01/13/2026