New Jersey S 3134: Establishes Good Samaritan Law to provide immunity from civil liability for veterinarians or emergency responders who assist animals at accident scene or emergency.

Bill Text

S3134 

SENATE, No. 3134 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator NICHOLAS P. SCUTARI

District 22 (Somerset and Union)

Senator JON M. BRAMNICK

District 21 (Middlesex, Morris, Somerset and Union)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires consultation with insurance producer or 
provision of cost benefit analysis prior to sale of automobile insurance 
policy.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning automobile insurance and 
supplementing R.S.17:28-1.

���� Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New 
Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� Except as provided 
in subsection b. of this section, no insurer shall issue a policy of motor 
vehicle liability insurance to an individual unless the individual consults 
with an insurance producer licensed pursuant to the "New Jersey Insurance 
Producer Licensing Act of 2001," P.L.2001, c.210 (C.17:22A-26 et seq.) 
about the policy prior to purchase.

���� b.��� Notwithstanding the 
provisions of subsection a. of this section to the contrary, an insurer may 
sell a policy of insurance through an internet website to an individual who has 
not consulted with an insurance producer if the insurer provides the individual 
with a cost benefit analysis prior to selling the policy of insurance.

���� c.���� The Department of 
Banking and Insurance shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the 
�Administrative Procedure Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to 
determine what constitutes a consultation and a cost benefit analysis and to 
effectuate the provisions of this act.

���� d.��� As used in this section, 
"insurer" means any insurer authorized or admitted to write motor 
vehicle insurance in this State, but does not include the New Jersey Automobile 
Full Insurance Underwriting Association created pursuant to sections 13 through 
34 of P.L.1983, c.65 (C.17:30E-1 et seq.) or any residual market mechanism 
implemented pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1970, c.215 (C.17:29D-1).

���� 2.��� This 
act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill prohibits an 
automobile insurer from issuing a policy of motor vehicle liability insurance 
to an individual unless the individual consults with an insurance producer 
about the policy prior to purchase.

���� In addition, the bill permits 
an insurer to sell a policy of insurance through an internet website to an 
individual who has not consulted with an insurance producer if the insurer 
provides the individual with a cost benefit analysis prior to selling the policy 
of insurance.