A 2225 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires health care professionals to perform lead screening on pregnant persons under certain circumstances.

This bill requires health care professionals (such as doctors, midwives, and nurse practitioners) providing prenatal care to assess pregnant people for lead exposure risks and conduct blood lead screening when indicated. If a pregnant person has an elevated blood lead level, the professional must notify them in writing, explain the health risks of lead poisoning in plain language, and ensure children or household members under six are screened. The bill allows for written patient refusal of screening or if another provider has already completed the test. Laboratory results must be reported to health departments within five business days, with all data kept confidential and anonymized statistics used for public health purposes.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 18, 2025 · General Assembly Dec 19, 2024

How they voted

This bill was withdrawn because A 4848 was enacted as P.L.2025, c.193. Votes shown below are from that bill.
380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Dec 18, 2025
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-0-2)
senate
Dec 19, 2024
General Assembly · Passed
General Assembly Vote: pass (72-0-8)
general assembly
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors