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Committee Statement to Senate, No. 3173 — Senate Commerce Committee

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Statement to Senate, No. 3173, with committee amendments, from the Senate Commerce Committee of the State of New Jersey, dated March 16, 2026, reporting Senate Bill No. 3173 favorably. The statement says the amended bill requires defendants, including insurance companies named as defendants, to be properly identified in a cause of action pending or filed on or after the date of enactment, and that it applies solely to insurance companies covering claims against uninsured or underinsured motor vehicles. It states that an insurance company named as a defendant will be referred to by the company's legal name rather than an assumed or fictitious name.

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     SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

                    STATEMENT TO

                  SENATE, No. 3173
                   with committee amendments



 STATE OF NEW JERSEY
                     DATED: MARCH 16, 2026

    The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably and with
committee amendments Senate Bill No. 3173.
    As amended, this bill requires defendants, including insurance
companies named as defendants, to be properly identified in a cause
of action that is pending or filed on or after the date the bill is
enacted. This is to apply solely to insurance companies covering
claims against uninsured or underinsured motor vehicles.
    Under the bill, defendants, including insurance companies
named as a defendant, will be required to be properly identified
throughout litigation in actions for the recovery of damages.
During litigation or trial under the bill, an insurance company
named as a defendant will be properly referred to by the company’s
legal name and not by an assumed or fictitious name of the
company. Triers of fact will also be informed at trial of the legal
name of the company.
    This bill was prefiled for introduction in the 2026-2027 session
pending technical review. As reported, the bill includes the changes
required by technical review, which has been performed.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:
    The committee amended the bill to:
    (1) apply the proper identification requirement in the bill solely
to insurance companies covering claims against uninsured or
underinsured motor vehicles; and
    (2) modify the effective date to note that the provisions of the bill
are applicable to causes of action pending or filed on or after the date
of enactment.

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