Exempts nursing mothers from jury duty.
S 2236 exempts nursing mothers of children one year old or younger from jury duty in New Jersey. This change adds to existing hardship exemptions under N.J.S.2B:20-10(c)(3)(b), allowing mothers who are nursing or expressing milk to claim exemption without needing to prove additional financial or medical hardship. The policy directly affects nursing mothers summoned for jury service during their infant's first year. The law took effect immediately upon approval (P.L.2025, c.43) and applies to all jury summonses issued after that date.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 22, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2024 · General Assembly Mar 24, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Mar 18, 2024
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Apr 22, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.43.
executive
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0)
lower
May 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Feb 8, 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
5 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Stack
DDemocratic
P
Reginald Atkins
DDemocratic
P
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Avi Schnall
DDemocratic
Co
Gabe Rodriguez
DDemocratic
Co
Jessica Ramirez
DDemocratic
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Diegnan
DDemocratic
Co
Rosy Bagolie
DDemocratic
Co
Will Sampson
DDemocratic
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