New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A2197: Women's Menstrual Health Program-establish, identify and assist patients
Status: Introduced, October 22, 2026
Establishes Women's Menstrual Health Program to identify and assist patients with symptoms related to endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.
What the bill says
An Act establishing a Womens Menstrual Health Program and 1 [ADDED: amending and] 1 supplementing 1[Title 26 of the Revised Statutes] [ADDED: P.L.2023, c.240] 1.
From the amended text, May 4, 2026:
An Act establishing a Womens Menstrual Health Program and 1 [ADDED: amending and] 1 supplementing 1[Title 26 of the Revised Statutes] [ADDED: P.L.2023, c.240] 1. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1[1. As used in this act, endometriosis means a systemic disease generally occurring in menstruating individuals, which may also occur in pre-menarcheal and post-menopausal individuals.]1 1[2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. According to the United States Department of Health and Human Servicess Office on Womens Health, endometriosis may affect more than 11 percent of American women between the ages of 15 and 44, which is approximately 6.5 million women in the United States alone; b. According to the Mayo Clinic, endometriosis is an often painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of a womans uterus, called the endometrium, grows outside the uterus; c. In patients who have endometriosis, the endometrial-like tissue thickens, breaks down, and bleeds with each menstrual cycle. However, since this tissue has no way to exit the body, it becomes trapped; d. When endometriosis impacts the ovaries, cysts called endometriomas may form. Surrounding tissue can become irritated, eventually developing scar tissue and adhesions that can cause pelvic tissues and organs to stick to each other; e. The primary …
Sponsors
- Shanique Speight (D, 29) · primary sponsor
- Eliana Pintor Marin (D, 29) · primary sponsor
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Linda S. Carter (D, 22)
- Luanne M. Peterpaul, Esq. (D, 11)
- Margie Donlon, M.D. (D, 11)
- Gerry Scharfenberger (R, 13)
- Victoria A. Flynn (R, 13)
- Ellen J. Park (D, 37)
- Tennille R. McCoy (D, 14)
Latest actions
- : REP 2RA
- : REP/ACA REF AAP
- : INT 1RA REF ACW
Votes
- Assembly Appropriations Committee: Reported favorably (October 22, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (May 4, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH, WOMEN
Common questions
- What is A2197?
- A2197 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Women's Menstrual Health Program-establish, identify and assist patients.
- What does A2197 do?
- In its own words: An Act establishing a Womens Menstrual Health Program and 1 [ADDED: amending and] 1 supplementing 1[Title 26 of the Revised Statutes] [ADDED: P.L.2023, c.240] 1.
- What is the status of A2197?
- Introduced as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: REP 2RA (October 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored A2197?
- Shanique Speight (D, 29), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A2197?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A2197
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