S 1400 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

"Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act"; provides alternative process for handling partition actions filed in court concerning real property with multiple owners, at least one of whom had acquired title from relative.

This bill creates a new process for dividing family-owned property when multiple owners inherited shares from relatives. It applies to real estate held in tenancy in common where at least 20% of ownership is tied to family relationships. The key change requires courts to first appoint a special master to determine fair market value, then offer other owners the chance to buy out those seeking to sell before forcing a sale or division. This replaces the standard court-ordered sale process for qualifying "heirs property," aiming to preserve family ownership through a structured buyout option.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
General Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Jul 8, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2025 · General Assembly May 22, 2025

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 24, 2025
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican15
15 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jul 8, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.88.
executive
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-1)
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Jun 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
4 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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