---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mandates health benefits coverage for fertility preservation services under certain health insurance plans."
description: "Mandates health benefits coverage for fertility preservation services under certain health insurance plans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2133"
citation: "New Jersey S 2133 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH INSUR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Timberlake, Britnee N.", "Tucker, Cleopatra G."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3729b4a7-04e4-426d-92a1-bcf8925f660d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4bbd34ee5618ab2337b7a59bcf9e76d5fbcf7179cd1a2b8ab8bc1525056a2b7f"
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 2133 (218) — Mandates health benefits coverage for fertility preservation services 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/2018/Bills/S2500/2133_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2500/2133_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **31–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (31-4) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3150 (ACS)
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.306. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3729b4a7-04e4-426d-92a1-bcf8925f660d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).