New Jersey A 3185: Exempts homestead from attachment in medical malpractice judgment.

Bill Text

A3185 

ASSEMBLY, No. 3185 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman JAY WEBBER

District 26 (Morris and Passaic)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Fantasia and Assemblyman Azzariti Jr.

SYNOPSIS

���� Caps noneconomic damages in medical malpractice 
actions at $250,000.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning medical malpractice liability and 
supplementing Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� a.�� In any action for 
injury against a health care provider based on professional negligence, the 
injured plaintiff shall not be entitled to recover noneconomic damages 
exceeding $250,000 to compensate for pain, suffering, inconvenience, physical 
impairment, disfigurement and other nonpecuniary damage.

���� b.��� As used in this section:

���� "Health care 
provider" means any person licensed in this State to practice medicine and 
surgery, chiropractic, podiatry, dentistry, optometry, psychology, pharmacy, 
nursing, physical therapy or as a bioanalytical laboratory director, or a hospital 
or other health care facility.

���� "Professional 
negligence" means a negligent act or omission to act by a health care 
provider in the rendering of professional services, which act or omission is 
the proximate cause of a personal injury or wrongful death, provided that the 
services are within the scope of services for which the health care provider is 
licensed and which are not within any restriction imposed by the licensing 
board or licensed hospital.

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately, and shall apply to all actions accruing on or after the 
effective date of this act.

STATEMENT

���� This bill limits the liability 
of health care providers to an injured plaintiff for pain and suffering, also 
known as noneconomic damages, to $250,000.