A 4074

[First Reprint]
ASSEMBLY, No. 4074
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 12, 2026
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman� MITCHELLE DRULIS
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblywoman� ANDREA KATZ
District 8 (Atlantic and Burlington)
Assemblywoman� LUANNE M. PETERPAUL
District 11 (Monmouth)
Assemblywoman� HEATHER SIMMONS
District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywomen Speight and Park
SYNOPSIS
���� Establishes reproductive health travel advisory.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As reported by the Assembly Community Development and
Women's Affairs Committee on March 9, 2026, with amendments.
��
An Act concerning
the establishment of a reproductive health travel advisory and supplementing
P.L.2021, c.375 1[(C.10:7-1 et
al.)]1.
���� Be It
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.� The Legislature finds and
declares that:
���� a.� While many pregnancies are
safe and uneventful, there is always some risk that a pregnancy will
unexpectedly result in a medical emergency endangering the life or health of
the patient.
���� b.� The effective treatment of
such emergencies sometimes requires termination of the pregnancy.�
���� c.� The level and type of risk
for each patient varies with the duration of the pregnancy, and with a
patient�s underlying medical condition.
���� d.� In the states that limit
reproductive health care services, it is unclear to what extent necessary
medical treatment for pregnancy-related emergencies will be permitted.
���� e.� There is therefore a need
to create an advisory that will inform New Jersey residents of the extent to
which states within the United States limit reproductive health care services
so that they may make informed travel decisions while pregnant.�
����� 2.�� a.�
The New Jersey Department of State shall establish the �New Jersey Reproductive
Health Travel Advisory.�� The travel advisory shall inform New Jersey residents
of the extent to which states within the United States restrict access to
reproductive 1[healthcare] health care1 services.
����� b.�
The travel advisory shall provide a description of each state in the United
States with respect to reproductive 1[healthcare] health care1 services including1,1 but not limited to, gestational duration bans,
waiting periods, insurance coverage bans, medication restrictions,
constitutional protections, funding available to patients for reproductive
health care services, and criminal and civil liability for patients and
healthcare providers.� The travel advisory shall provide the information
according to the following tiered system:
����� (1)� �Blue:
Exercise normal caution,� which signifies that pregnant individuals have access
to all forms of reproductive 1[medical] health1 care without fear of civil or criminal prosecution;
����� (2)�
�Yellow: Exercise increased caution,� which signifies that pregnant individuals
have restricted access to reproductive 1[medical] health1 care that could result in civil or criminal prosecution; and
����� (3)�
�Red: Reconsider travel,� which signifies that pregnant individuals have
extremely restricted access to reproductive 1[medical] health1 care that could result in an adverse medical outcome, pregnant
individuals being subject to civil or criminal prosecution, and individuals
seeking emergency reproductive 1[medical] health1 care not being provided life-saving care due to state law.�
����� c.�
The Department of State shall publish the travel advisory in a prominent
location on its Internet website and update the advisory for each state every
time a state experiences a change in its law, rules, or regulations concerning
reproductive 1[healthcare] health care1 services.
���� 3.� This act shall take effect
immediately.