---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expands infertility coverage under certain health insurance plans."
description: "Expands infertility coverage under certain health insurance plans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1398"
citation: "New Jersey S 1398 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH INSUR", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caride, Marlene", "Downey, Joann", "Gill, Nia H.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "McKeon, John F.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Spencer, L. Grace", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-02-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcd58318-6474-4a6f-b46d-1928c7679d1c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "69a69b66a9e26ec7a6585583ca55eb1881c63d0ac25cceb34eae4b0003ad6f7d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey S 1398 (217) — Expands infertility coverage under certain health insurance plans.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1500/1398_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1500/1398_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–1** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Spencer, L. Grace — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Barclay, Arthur — cosponsor (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Lesniak, Raymond J. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-0) `passage`
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Women and Children Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1447 (2R)
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (58-6-3) `passage`
- **2017-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-1) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.48. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcd58318-6474-4a6f-b46d-1928c7679d1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).