Codifies and expands "rescue doctrine" to permit recovery of damages by certain rescuers.

This bill codifies and expands New Jersey's "rescue doctrine," allowing rescuers to recover damages for injuries sustained while aiding people or protecting property endangered by another's negligent or wrongful actions. It directly affects individuals who voluntarily intervene to help others or safeguard property (e.g., rescuing a person from danger or saving a neighbor's dog from drowning) when the peril resulted from someone else's fault. The key change extends the existing doctrine - previously limited to rescuing people - to cover property-related rescues, aligning New Jersey law with the Restatement (Third) of Torts and the majority of states. The law takes effect immediately, following a 2022 court case (Samolyk v. Berthe) that highlighted the need for this clarification.