This is the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2024 legislative session. This installment contains summaries of select bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into law.
Civil Law
Age verification for material harmful to minors (S.E.A. 17, P.L. 98)
Interference with a boundary marker (S.E.A. 36, P.L. 10)
Citizenship and immigration status (S.E.A. 181, P.L. 76)
Actions on deposit accounts (S.E.A. 188, P.L. 77)
Attorney’s fees (S.E.A. 226, P.L. 226)
Notice publication (S.E.A. 252, P.L. 122)
Sexual offenses (H.E.A. 1047, P.L. 79)
Administrative law (H.E.A. 1003, P.L. 128)
Transportation matters (H.E.A. 1090, P.L. 49)
Use of digitally altered media in elections (H.E.A. 1133, P.L. 81)
Civil proceeding advance payment contracts and commercial litigation financing (H.E.A. 1160, P.L. 140)
Bureau of Motor Vehicles (H.E.A. 1162, P.L. 141)
Prohibited causes of action concerning firearms (H.E.A. 1235, P.L. 170)
Criminal Law
Damage to a penal facility (S.E.A. 23, P.L. 100)
Bail and release review commission (S.E.A. 70, P.L. 14)
Tobacco (S.E.A. 149, P.L. 107)
Crimes and election workers (S.E.A. 170, P.L. 110)
Compensation for victims of violent crime (S.E.A. 172, P.L. 20)
Commission on Court Appointed Attorneys (S.E.A. 179, P.L. 111)
Regulation of drones near correctional facilities (S.E.A. 182, P.L. 22)
Statewide 911 System (S.E.A. 232, P.L. 119)
Criminal justice data (S.E.A. 290, P.L. 126)
Sexual offenses (H.E.A. 1047, P.L. 79)
Bureau of Motor Vehicles (H.E.A. 1162, P.L. 141)
Xylazine (H.E.A. 1203, P.L. 58)
Regulation of controlled substances (H.E.A. 1182, P.L. 84)
Competency evaluation (H.E.A. 1238, P.L. 85)
Criminal law issues (H.E.A. 1240, P.L. 148)
Security of property and meeting decorum (H.E.A. 1338, P.L. 171)
Forensic diversion and drug courts (H.E.A. 1418, P.L. 166)
Trafficking of harmful substances in jails (H.E.A. 1422, P.L. 71)
Judicial Administration
Distributions of public safety income tax revenue (S.E.A. 33, P.L. 101)
Disaster emergency (S.E.A. 234, P.L. 120)
Commission, committee, and board administration (H.E.A. 1026, P.L. 42)
Election security (H.E.A. 1264, P.L. 65)
Security of property and meeting decorum (H.E.A. 1338, P.L. 171)
Juvenile Law
Guardians ad litem in adoption pilot program (S.E.A. 16, P.L. 97)
Child caring institutions and group homes (S.E.A. 169, P.L. 109)
Reunification plan for a child in need of services (S.E.A. 171, P.L. 19)
Absenteeism and school attendance (S.E.A. 282, P.L. 125)
Communication between caregivers and parents (H.E.A. 1051, P.L. 45)
DCS technical changes and adoption subsidies (H.E.A. 1064, P.L. 46)
Courts for children three years of age and younger in need of services (H.E.A. 1101, P.L. 51)
Child advocacy centers (H.E.A. 1123, P.L. 54)
Children in need of services (H.E.A. 1310, P.L. 69)
Family and juvenile law matters (H.E.A. 1369, P.L. 70)
Probate Law
Various probate matters (S.E.A. 18, P.L. 99)
Adult protective services (S.E.A. 109, P.L. 16)
Rule against perpetuities (H.E.A. 1209, P.L. 61)
Medicaid reimbursement for certain detainees (H.E.A. 1216, P.L. 147)