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type: "Bill"
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title: "Requires health insurance coverage for contraceptives to include prescriptions for 6 months.*"
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description: "Requires health insurance coverage for contraceptives to include prescriptions for 6 months.*"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "217"
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identifier: "A 2297"
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citation: "New Jersey A 2297 (217)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["HEALTH INSUR", "PHARMACEUTIC"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Allen, Diane B.", "Caride, Marlene", "Downey, Joann", "Mukherji, Raj", "Spencer, L. Grace", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Wimberly, Benjie E.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2017-12-15T05:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95971741-5f3c-4792-a376-ebdda79a003b"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "7c022c8d7a17661bfd4b4f96d4ed3e83f5325da51fc9a2216a12c0087b089b93"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
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---
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# New Jersey A 2297 (217) — Requires health insurance coverage for contraceptives to include prescriptions for 6 months.*
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2500/2297_I1.HTM)
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2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2500/2297_R1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–1** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–3** (pass) · legislature
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **50–22** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Allen, Diane B. — primary (person)
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- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
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- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
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- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
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- Spencer, L. Grace — primary (person)
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- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
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- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
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- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
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- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
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- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
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- Barclay, Arthur — cosponsor (person)
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- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
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- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
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- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
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- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
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- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
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- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
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- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
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- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
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- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
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- Wisniewski, John S. — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2016-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reviewed by the Pension and Health Benefits Commission Recommend to not enact
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- **2016-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (50-22-4) `passage`
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- **2016-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S659
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- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (25-8) `passage`
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- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
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- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
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- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
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- **2017-07-31T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (60-2-6) `passage`
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- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
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- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-2) `passage`
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- **2017-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.241. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95971741-5f3c-4792-a376-ebdda79a003b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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