New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5732: Health insurance-prov subsidy, purchase for cert individuals w/ type 1 diabetes
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
Provides subsidy for purchase of health insurance for certain individuals living with type 1 diabetes.
What the bill says
An Act providing health insurance subsidies to certain individuals and amending P.L.2020, c.61.
From the introduced text, October 29, 2026:
An Act providing health insurance subsidies to certain individuals and amending P.L.2020, c.61. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 3 of P.L.2020, c.61 (C.17B:27A-67) is amended to read as follows: 3. a. There is established in the Department of the Treasury a nonlapsing revolving fund to be known as the "Health Insurance Affordability Fund." This fund shall be the repository for all monies collected pursuant to this act. As directed by the commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioners of the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health, the monies in the fund shall be used only for the purposes of increasing affordability in the individual market and providing greater access to health insurance to the uninsured, including minors, with a primary focus on households with an income below 400 percent of the federal poverty level, expanding eligibility, or modifying the definition of affordability in the individual market, through subsidies, reinsurance, tax policies, outreach and enrollment efforts, buy-in programs, such as the NJ FamilyCare Advantage Program, or any other efforts that can increase affordability for individual policyholders or that can reduce racial disparities in coverage for the uninsured. [ADDED: The monies in the fund shall be used to provide an additional subsidy for the purchase of health insurance …
Sponsors
- Heather Simmons (D, 3) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF AFI
Subjects: INSURANCE - HEALTH INSURANCE
Common questions
- What is A5732?
- A5732 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Health insurance-prov subsidy, purchase for cert individuals w/ type 1 diabetes.
- What does A5732 do?
- In its own words: An Act providing health insurance subsidies to certain individuals and amending P.L.2020, c.61.
- What is the status of A5732?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF AFI (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5732?
- Heather Simmons (D, 3).
- Where is the official record for A5732?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5732
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