Bill Text: NJ S712 | 2026-2027 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Establishes reproductive health travel advisory.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: (Engrossed) 2026-03-23 - Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee [S712 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2026-S712-Amended.html
SENATE, No. 712
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator JOHN J. BURZICHELLI
District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)
Senator M. TERESA RUIZ
District 29 (Essex and Hudson)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators McKnight, Burgess, Mukherji and McKeon
SYNOPSIS
Establishes reproductive health travel advisory.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on March 16, 2026, with amendments.
An Act concerning the establishment of a reproductive health travel advisory and supplementing P.L.2021, c.375 (C.10:7-1 et al.).
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 1[Department of State] Office of Information Technology1 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 including 1,1 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 1[Department of State] New Jersey Office of Information Technology1 shall publish the travel advisory in a prominent location on 1[its Internet] the official1 website 1of every relevant State executive department1 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.
