---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DOH to establish \"My Life, My Plan\" program to support women of childbearing age in developing reproductive life plan."
description: "Requires DOH to establish \"My Life, My Plan\" program to support women of childbearing age in developing reproductive life plan."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4938"
citation: "New Jersey A 4938 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Tucker, Cleopatra G.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/65cf5f87-a5a4-4a13-9e0e-dd2aeaccbeaf"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "18b1339ca1dc29ddf48910609c9dc382c45a3936d46218ab5e43b94c80a01f9d"
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 A 4938 (218) — Requires DOH to establish "My Life, My Plan" program to support women of childbearing age in developing reproductive life plan.

## 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/A5000/4938_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A5000/4938_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **67–8** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **8–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **66–12** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **26–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (66-12-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (26-0) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3376 (3R)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-1) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (67-8-1) `passage`
- **2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.236. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/65cf5f87-a5a4-4a13-9e0e-dd2aeaccbeaf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).