New Jersey A 3103: Requires fire districts, school districts, and county governments to share in burden of property assessment appeal refunds.

Bill Text

A3103 

ASSEMBLY, No. 3103 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman LISA SWAIN

District 38 (Bergen)

Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Haider

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires DHS to establish a pilot program covering 
menstrual hygiene products under Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning menstrual hygiene products and 
supplementing P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.).

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State� of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a. Notwithstanding any 
State law or regulation to the contrary, the Department of Human Services shall 
establish a pilot program to provide menstrual hygiene products to eligible 
menstruators under the State Medicaid and New Jersey FamilyCare programs, in 
accordance with parameters set forth by the Commissioner of Human Services.� 
The establishment of this pilot program shall be contingent upon federal 
approval of the State�s application for a waiver pursuant to Section 1115 of 
Title XIX the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C., s.1315).

���� b.��� Menstrual hygiene 
products shall be provided, with no cost-sharing requirement, to eligible 
menstruators upon confirmation of eligibility by presentation of a valid 
Medicaid card at any pharmacy that is an approved Medicaid provider. 

���� c.���� The department, in 
consultation with appropriate experts in the fields of gynecology, women�s 
health, and adolescent health, shall establish:

���� (1)� the quantity of menstrual 
hygiene products to be provided each month, at no cost, to eligible 
menstruators; and

���� (2)� the frequency with which 
such items are to be provided, at no charge, to eligible menstruators.

���� d.��� The Commissioner of 
Human Services shall apply for such federal waivers as are necessary to 
implement the provisions of this section and to continue to secure federal 
financial participation for State Medicaid expenditures under the federal 
Medicaid program. 

���� e.���� As used in this 
section:

���� �Cost-sharing� means a 
deductible, co-insurance or co-payment, or similar charges.

���� �Menstrual hygiene products� 
means tampons, menstrual cups, or sanitary napkins used to collect or absorb 
menstrual fluids.

���� 2.��� The Commissioner of 
Human Services, pursuant to the �Administrative Procurement Act,� P.L.1968, 
c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt such rules and regulations necessary to 
effectuate the purposes of this act.

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���� 3. This act shall take effect 
immediately, but shall remain inoperable until the Commissioner of Human 
Services receives approval for any necessary federal waivers, pursuant to 
subsection d. of section 1 of this act. 

STATEMENT

���� This bill establishes a pilot 
program under which the State Medicaid and New Jersey FamilyCare programs would 
provide menstrual hygiene products free-of-charge for Medicaid and New Jersey 
FamilyCare-eligible menstruators through contracted Medicaid pharmacies.� The 
bill defines �menstrual hygiene products� as tampons, menstrual cups, and 
sanitary napkins used to collect menstrual fluids.� This pilot program is 
contingent upon federal approval of the State�s Section 1115 waiver application 
to provide this new benefit and the receipt of federal matching funds for State 
expenditures for menstrual hygiene products under the Medicaid and New Jersey 
FamilyCare programs.� 

���� Under the bill, the 
Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with appropriate experts in the 
fields of gynecology, women�s health, and adolescent health, would determine 
both the quantity and frequency with which menstrual hygiene products are to be 
provided to eligible menstruators.� Menstruators enrolled in the Medicaid or 
the New Jersey FamilyCare programs would receive a supply of menstrual hygiene 
products, at no cost, by providing a current Medicaid identification card at an 
approved Medicaid pharmacy.� Pharmacies that participate in the pilot would 
then submit claims to the department, on a quarterly basis, for reimbursement 
for the menstrual hygiene products furnished to eligible menstruators.

���� Currently, federal statute and 
regulations prohibit enrollees in federal safety-net programs, such as the 
Medicaid program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children 
(WIC), from using their benefits to purchase menstrual hygiene products.� The 
impact of these policies is clearly illustrated in the results of a recent 
survey of low-income women in St. Louis, MO.� Of the women surveyed, 66 percent 
reported being unable to afford menstrual hygiene products at some point in the 
previous 12 months, while 20 percent of these respondents confronted this