republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/218/a-5509.md

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Bill	Requires health benefits and Medicaid coverage for breastfeeding support.*	Requires health benefits and Medicaid coverage for breastfeeding support.*	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	218	A 5509	New Jersey A 5509 (218)	bill	HEALTH INSUR	enacted	Mosquera, Gabriela M. Mukherji, Raj Pou, Nellie Ruiz, M. Teresa Timberlake, Britnee N.	3	12	6	2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00	2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/07075957-27cb-48d6-8145-8391a4b771cc	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	b710a988e8515592cd9bd70e8a3ad5f017c535c72cde7ec5d4a65039309cbf51	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey A 5509 (218) — Requires health benefits and Medicaid coverage for breastfeeding support.*

Version chain

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

1. Assembly Committee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
2. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
3. Reprint of Substitute (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• CONCUR IN SA — 71–0 (pass) · lower
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 70–1 (pass) · lower
• Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — 10–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported favorably out of committee — 9–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — 5–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
• Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
• Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
• Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
• Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
• Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
• Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
• Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
• Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
• McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
• Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
• Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
• Scutari, Nicholas P. — cosponsor (person)
• Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
• Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
• Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
• Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00 Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee referral-committee
• 2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00 Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
• 2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (70-1-2) passage
• 2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
• 2019-11-14T05:00:00+00:00 Recommitted to Senate Commerce Committee referral-committee
• 2019-11-14T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Substituted for S3805 (SS/1R)
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (40-0) passage
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-1) passage
• 2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2019, c.343. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/07075957-27cb-48d6-8145-8391a4b771cc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).