New Jersey S 306: Provides courts with sentencing discretion for certain convictions concerning possession of a firearm.

Bill Text

S306 

SENATE, No. 306 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator NILSA I. CRUZ-PEREZ

District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)

Senator RAJ MUKHERJI

District 32 (Hudson)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Zwicker, Johnson and McKnight

SYNOPSIS

���� Replaces references to "alien" and 
"illegal alien" in statutes with "noncitizen" and 
"undocumented noncitizen," respectively; prohibits use of those terms 
by executive branch agencies.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning references to persons who are not citizens 
of the United States and amending various parts of the statutory law and 
supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.

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

����� 1.�� N.J.S.3B:5-12 
is amended to read as follows:

����� 3B:5-12.��� a.� 
An individual is not disqualified to take as an heir because he or an 
individual through whom he claims is or has been [an alien] a noncitizen.

���� b.��� An individual who is 
related to the decedent through two lines of relationship is entitled to only a 
single share based on the relationship that would entitle the individual to the 
larger share.

(cf: P.L.2004, c.132, s.54)

����� 2.�� N.J.S.3B:28-1 is amended 
to read as follows:

���� 3B:28-1.� Estates of dower and 
curtesy prior to May 28, 1980.

���� The widow or widower, whether [alien] noncitizen or not, of an individual dying 
intestate or otherwise, shall be endowed for the term of his life of one half 
of all real property of which the decedent, or another to the decedent's use, 
was seized of an estate of inheritance at any time during marriage prior to May 
28, 1980, unless the widow or widower shall have relinquished her right of 
dower or his right of curtesy in the manner provided by P.L.1953, c.352 
(C.37:2-18.1) or such right of dower or such right of curtesy otherwise shall have 
been extinguished by law.

(cf: P.L.2005, c.160, s.19)

����� 3.�� Section 
13 of P.L.1970, c.13 (C.5:9-13) is amended to read as follows:

���� 13.� a.� The right of any 
person to a prize drawn shall not be assignable, except as permitted by this 
section.

���� b.��� The payment of any prize 
drawn may be paid to the estate of a deceased prize winner upon receipt by the 
State Lottery of a certified copy of an order appointing an executor or an 
administrator.

���� c.���� Any person may be 
assigned and paid the prize to which the winner is entitled pursuant to a 
judicial order of the New Jersey Superior Court or a federal court having 
jurisdiction over property located in this State provided that the order 
pertains to claims of ownership in the prize drawn, division of marital 
property in divorce actions, bankruptcy, child support, appointment of a 
guardian or conservator, or distribution of an estate.

���� d.��� Any person may be 
assigned and paid a prize to which the winner is entitled pursuant to a 
judicial order of the New Jersey Superior Court or a federal court having 
jurisdiction over property located in this State provided that the order 
contains at least the following findings:

���� (1)�� the full legal name, 
address, social security number or taxpayer identification number and, if 
applicable, resident [alien] noncitizen number of the winner;

���� (2)�� the full legal name, 
address, social security number or taxpayer identification number and, if 
applicable, resident [alien] noncitizen number of the assignee;

���� (3)�� the date on which the 
winner won the prize;

���� (4)�� the date on which the 
winner claimed the prize;

���� (5)�� the gross amount of the 
prize drawn before application of withholding taxes;

���� (6)�� the gross amount of 
payments to be made to the winner by the State Lottery before application of 
withholding taxes;

���� (7)�� the dates of the 
payments to be assigned and the amount of the specific payments to be assigned 
on each date;������ (8) the identity of the winner's spouse, if any, and the 
interest of the spouse in the prize;

���� (9)�� the identity of any 
other co-owner, claimant or lienholder and the amount of the interests, liens, 
security interests, prior assignments or offsets asserted by such party;

���� (10) that the interest rate or 
discount rate, as applicable, and all fees and costs and other material terms 
relating to the assignment are expressly and clearly included in all material 
documents and in all documents that include any obligations of the prize 
winner;

���� (11) that the interest rate or 
discount rate, as applicable, associated with the assignment does not indicate 
overreaching or exploitation, does not exceed current usury rates, and does not 
violate any laws of usury of this State;

���� (12) that the winner has 
reviewed and understands the terms of the assignment;

���� (13) that the winner 
understands that the winner will