Establishes requirements to evaluate certain people who are pregnant and who have given birth for preeclampsia.*
This bill requires hospitals, birthing centers, and healthcare providers in New Jersey to screen pregnant individuals and those who have given birth within six weeks for preeclampsia when symptoms are present. Providers must use screening tools based on industry best practices, provide information on preeclampsia symptoms, and obtain written consent or refusal using a standardized form. The Commissioner of Health must develop an educational program about preeclampsia and its warning signs, and providers must create a treatment plan if a screening result is positive. The bill directly affects pregnant people and postpartum individuals in New Jersey who show symptoms of preeclampsia.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
General Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action May 29, 2025
Floor votes · General Assembly May 22, 2025
How they voted
75–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 78
May 22, 2025
D
Democratic50
94% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 29, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (77-0-0)
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 16, 2024
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
lower
2 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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