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NJ S3341

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Shirley Turner

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Origin

Senate

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Grants courts discretionary authority (rather than mandatory) to suspend or revoke driver's licenses, professional licenses, and recreational licenses for child support arrearages equal to or exceeding six months of payments

  • Allows obligors to negotiate payment agreements with the Probation Division that include lump sum payments and resumption of ongoing support, as an alternative to license suspension

  • Extends the maximum timeframe for paying past-due child support from three working days to ten days for initial lump sum payments, and from one year to five years for satisfying remaining arrearages

  • Removes provisions that allowed license suspension or revocation based solely on outstanding child support-related arrest warrants

  • Eliminates the 10-day advance notice requirement before child support enforcement agencies can request consumer credit reports for establishing payment capacity

Legislative Description

Establishes greater discretion in court concerning child support related license suspension and credit reporting.

Judiciary

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

2/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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