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NJ S 1796

in committee

Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening and requires coverage be provided without cost sharing.

New Jersey · 222 · upper

Quick answers

Did NJ S 1796 pass?

Not yet. NJ S 1796 is in committee as of 2026-03-16 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-16): Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

What is NJ S 1796 about?

NJ S 1796 is a bill in the 222 titled “Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening and requires coverage be provided without cost sharing.”.

Who sponsors NJ S 1796?

Singleton, Troy, Stack, Brian P. are the primary sponsors of NJ S 1796, joined by 16 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-16 — Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Singleton, Troyprimary
  • Stack, Brian P.primary
  • Gopal, Vincosponsor
  • Greenstein, Linda R.cosponsor
  • Bucco, Anthony M.cosponsor
  • Amato, Carmen F., Jr.cosponsor
  • Lagana, Joseph A.cosponsor
  • Burgess, Renee C.cosponsor
  • Beach, Jamescosponsor
  • Turner, Shirley K.cosponsor
  • Ruiz, M. Teresacosponsor
  • Johnson, Gordon M.cosponsor
  • Zwicker, Andrewcosponsor
  • Diegnan, Patrick J., Jr.cosponsor
  • Space, Parkercosponsor
  • McKeon, John F.cosponsor
  • Steinhardt, Douglas J.cosponsor
  • McKnight, Angela V.cosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-16

    Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  3. 2026-03-16

    Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Companion bill: A 1142 (1R)not in this corpus

Official source

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S1796

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