A 4074 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Establishes reproductive health travel advisory.

This New Jersey bill (A4074) requires the state Department of State to create a public "Reproductive Health Travel Advisory" to inform residents about reproductive healthcare access in other states. The advisory categorizes states into three tiers: "Blue" (normal access), "Yellow" (restricted access with legal risks), and "Red" (extreme restrictions risking health outcomes). It details specific restrictions like gestational bans, medication limits, and legal protections for patients and providers. The advisory will be published online and updated whenever states change their reproductive healthcare laws. It directly affects New Jersey residents who may travel while pregnant and need to make informed decisions about emergency care.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 12, 2026 Last action Mar 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Reprint · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill moved from its introduced version to a first reprint after committee action on March 9, 2026. The most notable substantive change is replacing 'medical care' with 'health care' in the tiered advisory system (Blue, Yellow, Red), which slightly broadens the scope of what the advisory covers. The entire explanatory statement section was removed, and two new co-sponsors were added.

Scope change

The tiered advisory system now references 'health care' rather than 'medical care,' which is a slightly broader term encompassing services beyond strictly medical interventions. The overall purpose and structure of the bill remains unchanged.

SCOPE

In the tiered system descriptions (Blue, Yellow, and Red tiers), 'medical care' was replaced with 'health care,' broadening the scope from specifically medical care to the wider category of health care services.

TECHNICAL

Throughout the bill, the single-word term 'healthcare' was changed to the two-word term 'health care,' standardizing terminology.

Assemblywomen Speight and Park were added as co-sponsors of the bill.

The entire STATEMENT section (explanatory text describing the bill's purpose and context) was removed from the end of the document. This is non-binding explanatory material.

A comma was added in section 2(b): 'including, but not limited to' replacing 'including but not limited to.'

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Committee

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee

lower

3 primary · 2 co-sponsors