S 3328 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes crime of fertility fraud.

This bill (S 3328) makes "fertility fraud" a crime in New Jersey. It applies to healthcare practitioners who perform assisted reproduction (like IVF) without a patient’s written consent, using either their own reproductive material or someone else’s. The crime is classified as a third-degree offense, punishable by up to 5 years in prison, a $15,000 fine, and mandatory permanent loss of their medical license. Prosecutions must occur within 20 years of the procedure or 10 years after the patient discovers the fraud.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jun 3, 2024 Last action Jun 13, 2024
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Jun 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jun 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jun 6, 2024
Committee
Transferred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
Jun 3, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
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