A 1663 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires DOH to study cost of establishing long-term health care benefit for certain individuals.

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Health to study two options for funding long-term health care benefits for certain residents. The study will model a worker-funded payroll deduction program and a public-private insurance model to cover high-cost care needs. It must analyze costs, participant numbers, potential Medicaid savings, and state risks, with a report due within 365 days. The findings will inform future legislation but won't create benefits immediately. This directly affects New Jersey residents who may require long-term care services, such as those over 65.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

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Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 9, 2026

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Introduced → Reprint · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill moved from introduction to a first reprint after being reported by the Assembly Health Committee on March 9, 2026 with amendments. The key substantive changes are: the report submission requirement now specifically names the chairs of three committees as recipients, and the requirement for periodic status updates to those committees (former subsection c) was struck. The bill's statement section was also removed, which is typical when a bill advances through committee.

REQUIREMENT

The report submission requirement in section 1(b) now explicitly names the Chairs of the Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee, the Assembly Health Committee, and the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee (or their successors) as required recipients, rather than just saying 'the Legislature.'

The language about stakeholder input in section 1(b) was simplified. The specific committee names were removed from that sentence (since they now appear in the report recipients line above), leaving only a general reference to 'interested stakeholders.'

Former subsection c, which required the Department of Health to provide periodic status updates to the Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee and the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens committee before the final report was due, was struck entirely.

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Committee

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee

lower

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