---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides Medicaid coverage for doula care."
description: "Provides Medicaid coverage for doula care."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1784"
citation: "New Jersey S 1784 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH INSUR", "MEDICAID"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gill, Nia H.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e4ee5cd-1dec-451b-9b0d-6f8ee7ab814d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "26b120442dd202d26b79d26c32a42325fbde04e992c00f81ee17320dc68aa78e"
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 1784 (218) — Provides Medicaid coverage for doula care.

## 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/S2000/1784_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2000/1784_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **69–6** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **30–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (30-6) `passage`
- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred 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** Substituted for A1662 (1R)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (69-6-4) `passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (33-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.85. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e4ee5cd-1dec-451b-9b0d-6f8ee7ab814d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).