NJ S2822 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on August 22 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-08-22 - Approved P.L.2024, c.55.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Revises workers' compensation law to increase contingency attorney fee cap in contingency case from 20 percent to 25 percent.

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Title

Revises workers' compensation law to increase contingency attorney fee cap in contingency case from 20 percent to 25 percent.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-06-28 - Assembly - Assembly Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage (Y: 54 N: 20 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-28 - Assembly - Assembly Floor: Substitute for A3986 (Voice Vote) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-05-16 - Assembly - Assembly Labor Committee: Reported Favorably (Y: 9 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-05-13 - Senate - Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage (Y: 27 N: 9 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-14 - Senate - Senate Labor Committee: Reported Favorably (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-08-22AssemblyApproved P.L.2024, c.55.
2024-06-28AssemblyPassed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (54-20-0)
2024-06-28AssemblySubstituted for A3986
2024-05-16AssemblyReported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
2024-05-13AssemblyReceived in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
2024-05-13SenatePassed by the Senate (27-9)
2024-03-14SenateReported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
2024-02-27SenateIntroduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee

Same As/Similar To

A3986 (Same As) 2024-06-28 - Substituted by S2822

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Bill Comments

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