This is the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2016 legislative session. This installment contains summaries of select bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into law in the 2016 legislative session.
Civil Law
- Administrative law study commission (S.E.A. 1, P.L. 11)
- Medical malpractice (S.E.A. 28, P.L. 182)
- Tort claims immunity (S.E.A. 146, P.L. 129)
- Deficiency judgments and foreclosed property (S.E.A. 372, P.L. 54)
- Firearms and certification (H.E.A. 1085, P.L. 66)
- Business entities; series limited liability (H.E.A. 1336, P.L. 170)
Criminal Law
- Various criminal law matters (S.E.A. 14, P.L. 13)
- Ephedrine and pseudoephedrine (S.E.A. 80, P.L. 4)
- Criminal gang organization (S.E.A. 141, P.L. 25)
- Operating while intoxicated (S.E.A. 142, P.L. 26)
- Pharmacists, ephedrine, and methamphetamine (S.E.A. 161, P.L. 5)
- Criminal law matters (S.E.A. 174, P.L. 31)
- Real property offenses (S.E.A. 183, P.L. 32)
- Controlled substances (S.E.A. 214, P.L. 37)
- Drug enforcement, treatment, and prevention (S.E.A. 271, P.L. 7)
- Criminal law matters (S.E.A. 290, P.L. 44)
- Geolocation information and unmanned aerial vehicles (H.E.A. 1013, P.L. 57)
- Establishes a procedure for the release of law enforcement recordings under the public records law (H.E.A. 1019, P.L. 58)
- Human trafficking and common nuisances (H.E.A. 1028, P.L. 59)
- Criminal justice matters (H.E.A. 1102, P.L. 69)
- Prosecutions for rape and criminal deviate conduct (H.E.A. 1105, P.L. 70)
- Ignition interlock devices (H.E.A. 1130, P.L. 71)
- Methamphetamine matters (H.E.A. 1157, P.L. 9)
- Law enforcement officers (H.E.A. 1164, P.L. 157)
- Stolen valor (H.E.A. 1187, P.L. 109)
- Human trafficking (H.E.A. 1199, P.L. 75)
- Methamphetamine and criminal mischief (H.E.A. 1211, P.L. 76)
- Drug offenses (H.E.A. 1235, P.L. 10)
- Professional licensing matters (H.E.A. 1272, P.L. 168)
Family & Juvenile Law
- Children in need of services (S.E.A. 26, P.L. 16)
- Release of identifying adoption information (S.E.A. 91, P.L. 3)
- Department of Child Services reporting (S.E.A. 131, P.L. 23)
- Juvenile law (S.E.A. 160, P.L. 28)
- Parenting coordinators (S.E.A. 250, P.L. 42)
- Department of Child Services matters (S.E.A. 305, P.L 46)
- Terminating the parent-child relationship (H.E.A. 1064, P.L. 64)
- No contact and protective orders and battery (H.E.A. 1069, P.L. 65)
- Guardianship; Department of Child Services (H.E.A. 1183, P.L. 74)
- Child abuse matters (H.E.A. 1271, P.L. 81)
- Juvenile justice (H.E.A. 1369, P.L. 88)
Judicial Administration
- Child abuse prevention fee and domestic violence prevention and treatment fee (S.E.A. 17, P.L. 15)
- Magistrates (S.E.A. 27, P.L. 17)
- Senior judges, judges pro tempore, and oaths (S.E.A. 81, P.L. 22)
- Registry of convicted child abusers (S.E.A. 357, P.L. 52)
- Court motion clerk pilot program (H.E.A. 1047, P.L. 62)
- Trial court jurisdiction (H.E.A. 1322, P.L. 84)
Probate
- Probate study subcommittee (S.E.A. 31, P.L. 123)
- Guardianship and adult protective services report (S.E.A. 192, P.L. 34)
- Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (S.E.A. 253, P.L. 137)
- Probate matters (S.E.A. 371, P.L. 190)
- Developmental disability bracelet and identification card (H.E.A. 1012, P.L. 56)