S 2836 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Establishes guardianship monitoring program in Office of Public Guardian for Elderly Adults.

S 2836 establishes a guardianship monitoring program within New Jersey's Office of Public Guardian for Elderly Adults. The program requires court-appointed guardians of elderly adults to submit regular reports on their wards' well-being and finances, which the Public Guardian will review for issues like abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation. If problems are found, the Public Guardian can intervene in court proceedings. This directly affects elderly adults under guardianship, their appointed guardians, and the Public Guardian's office, which gains authority as an "interested party" to receive and review these reports. The bill amends existing law to create this oversight mechanism without changing guardianship appointment rules.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
1
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors