Requires Medicaid coverage for fertility preservation services in cases of iatrogenic infertility caused by medically necessary treatments.
This bill requires New Jersey's Medicaid program and Plan First program to cover fertility preservation services for individuals whose fertility may be impaired by medically necessary treatments like cancer therapy. It defines "iatrogenic infertility" as fertility loss caused by medical treatments affecting reproductive organs, and specifies that covered services include storage of sperm, eggs, embryos, and cryopreserved ovarian tissue. The coverage must be provided without discrimination based on age, gender, sexual orientation, or other personal characteristics, making these often-expensive services accessible to low-to-moderate income patients who would otherwise be unable to afford them.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 24, 2024
Last action Dec 8, 2025
Floor votes · General Assembly Jun 30, 2025
How they voted
64–2
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 78
Jun 30, 2025
D
Democratic50
98% Yea
R
Republican28
53% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Dec 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Dec 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Oct 20, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (66-2-9)
lower
Jun 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Dec 9, 2024
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee
lower
Oct 24, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
lower
3 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrea Katz
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
P
Margie Donlon
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
Jessica Ramirez
DDemocratic
Co
John Allen
DDemocratic
Co
Luanne Peterpaul
DDemocratic
Co
Melinda Kane
DDemocratic
Co
Mitchelle Drulis
DDemocratic
Co
Rosy Bagolie
DDemocratic
Co
Shama Haider
DDemocratic
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