---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes One-Year State Work First New Jersey Menstrual Hygiene Benefit Pilot Program and State Work First New Jersey Diaper Benefit Pilot Program; appropriates $2.5 million to DHS.*"
description: "Establishes One-Year State Work First New Jersey Menstrual Hygiene Benefit Pilot Program and State Work First New Jersey Diaper Benefit Pilot Program; appropriates $2.5 million to DHS.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 2027"
citation: "New Jersey A 2027 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUB ASSIST"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkins, Reginald W.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Speight, Shanique"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76d49951-5159-4261-861d-6f1971e4d05d"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "8e1bb6e1be5e90b224c4dd9b4aa4ae3c59a535acb1f91fdd932496721b443c1e"
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 2027 (221) — Establishes One-Year State Work First New Jersey Menstrual Hygiene Benefit Pilot Program and State Work First New Jersey Diaper Benefit Pilot Program; appropriates $2.5 million to DHS.*

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A2500/2027_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Senate 6/28/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A2500/2027_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Atkins, Reginald W. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
- Burgess, Renee C. — cosponsor (person)
- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- Katz, Andrea — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Miller, Cody D. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (39-0) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2330 (1R)
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.27. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/76d49951-5159-4261-861d-6f1971e4d05d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).