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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey Establishes Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health CommitteeSponsors: Balvir Singh and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
New Jersey creates an 11-member Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force within the Department of Health to design public awareness campaigns, examine racial disparities in kidney health, and recommend statewide screening and treatment plans.
Establishes a temporary state body mandated to report its findings within two years, impacting how New Jersey approaches public health messaging, screening access, and health equity for chronic kidney disease.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
New Jersey residents with chronic kidney disease
The task force will examine treatment plans, awareness campaigns, and screening policies that directly affect health resources available to individuals with kidney disease.
Department of Health
The department is required to provide staff, administrative assistance, and website hosting for the task force's public meetings and documents.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
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