S 2321 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Revises requirements concerning disqualification from registration as, and duties of, a professional guardian.

S 2321 revises rules for professional guardians who care for incapacitated adults in New Jersey. The bill expands disqualification criteria to include self-dealing (using a guardian position for personal gain) and adds an affirmative duty for guardians to avoid abuse, neglect, or exploitation while acting in the ward's best interests. It establishes civil penalties of $5,000-$10,000 for guardians whose registration is suspended or revoked, in addition to other applicable penalties. This affects both professional guardians and the incapacitated adults under their care.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2024 Last action Jan 25, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
1
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Jan 25, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors