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New Jersey · 2026-2027 Regular Session · Bill

A 2208: Increases cap on personal care assistant services from 40 hours to 91 hours per week for Medicaid beneficiary determined clinically eligible for nursing facility level of care.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 2208 is a bill introduced in the New Jersey House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Increases cap on personal care assistant services from 40 hours to 91 hours per week for Medicaid beneficiary determined clinically eligible for nursing facility level of care. Primary sponsor: Shanique Speight (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2026): Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shanique SpeightPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Shama HaiderCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Verlina Reynolds-JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source