New Jersey · 222 session · senate
S 1417Requires parties in arbitration hearings to be represented by attorneys in certain circumstances.*
- Status
- In committee
- Latest action
- — Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz)
- Primary sponsor
- Lagana, Joseph A.
- 2nd Reading in the Senate
Latest change summary
+57 / −153 words · LargeConfidence: high
This round of changes to S 1417 consists of an administrative update to the bill's preamble to document Senate floor amendments adopted on February 24, 2026. The revised preamble clarifies two key aspects of the bill's scope: first, that the attorney representation requirements do not apply to pro se litigants who appear on their own behalf, and second, that the requirements apply specifically to arbitration hearings rather than to all arbitration proceedings more broadly. The substantive provisions of the bill regarding mandatory attorney representation in certain arbitration circumstances remain unchanged in this version.