Assisted suicide has been legal in New Jersey since 2019. A1880, a bill to waive the current 15 day waiting period under certain circumstances, was introduced in the House on January 9, 2024, and referred to the Assembly Health Committee. The companion bill, S3588, was introduced in the Senate on September 19, 2024, and referred to the Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee. These bills carry over from last year because New Jersey is in the second year of their 2024-2025 session.
Neither bill has moved through their respective committees on health. The legislative session for New Jersey ends in December 2025.
Also in this session, A406 was introduced to protect citizens from being killed by to making it a serious crime to coerce a patient to request medication pursuant to the assisted suicide or to forge a patient’s request for such medication. After it was introduced, the bill was then referred to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Another bill, A407, was introduced to repeal assisted suicide in New Jersey and was referred to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Neither bill has moved through committee.
