S 1422 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Extends time period in which to enroll newborn infant in health benefits coverage.

S 1422 extends the deadline for enrolling a newborn infant in health benefits coverage from 60 to 90 days after birth. This change directly affects parents or guardians enrolled in family health insurance plans who must submit birth notification and required payments to maintain continuous coverage for their newborn. The bill modifies existing law to provide an additional 30 days for completing enrollment, ensuring families have more time to secure coverage without gaps. This adjustment applies specifically to family-type health insurance contracts under New Jersey's statutory framework.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 22, 2025 · General Assembly Mar 24, 2025

How they voted

This bill was withdrawn because A 5459 was enacted as P.L.2025, c.194. Votes shown below are from that bill.
370
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Dec 22, 2025
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican15
12 Yea 3
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Dec 22, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0-3)
senate
Mar 24, 2025
General Assembly · Passed
General Assembly Vote: pass (76-0-2)
general assembly
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors