---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DOH to study racial aspects of ovarian cancer."
description: "Requires DOH to study racial aspects of ovarian cancer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 2444"
citation: "New Jersey A 2444 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "MINORITY", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burgess, Renee C.", "Haider, Shama A.", "McCoy, Tennille R.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Quijano, Annette"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5c24107-bbe4-4c63-838e-a18d4b4a8f36"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "736d28bf1e59f108e0ab205c6deaffbe9ffea650a5cf6b409fcc7be6d4a8896d"
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 2444 (221) — Requires DOH to study racial aspects of ovarian cancer.

## 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/A2500/2444_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AHE 2/22/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A2500/2444_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Burgess, Renee C. — primary (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — primary (person)
- McCoy, Tennille R. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Atkins, Reginald W. — cosponsor (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- Katz, Andrea — cosponsor (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — 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 Health Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3869
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.233. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5c24107-bbe4-4c63-838e-a18d4b4a8f36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).