S 4911 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Increases county surrogate fees; adds new categories of fees.

This bill increases fees for New Jersey county surrogate courts (which handle probate matters like wills and estates) and adds new fee categories. Key changes include raising the base fee for probating a will from $100 to $150 (for a two-page will) and increasing fees for services like certified copies, exemplifying documents, and reports to the Division of Taxation. These fees directly affect individuals and families managing estates, including those probating wills, appointing executors, or requesting certified documents. The changes apply uniformly across all New Jersey counties where these probate services are provided.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Nov 24, 2025 Last action Dec 1, 2025
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Dec 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Dec 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Nov 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Nick Scutari
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