# New Jersey A3002: Authorizes the Legislative Counsel in the Office of Legislative Services to accept proper and sufficient service of process on behalf of the State Legislature when either or both Houses are named defendants in any legal proceeding.

New Jersey A3002, Authorizes the Legislative Counsel in the Office of Legislative Services to accept proper and sufficient service of process on behalf of the State Legislature when either or both Houses are named defendants in any legal proceeding., is a 221st Legislature (2026-2027) House bill sponsored by Erik Peterson (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-01-13 (Introduced, 1st Reading in Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Jersey A3002
- State: New Jersey
- Session: 221st Legislature (2026-2027)
- Title: Authorizes the Legislative Counsel in the Office of Legislative Services to accept proper and sufficient service of process on behalf of the State Legislature when either or both Houses are named defendants in any legal proceeding.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-01-13, Introduced, 1st Reading in Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
- Sponsor: Erik Peterson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Erik Peterson (Republican), House

## Actions (1)

- 2026-01-13: Introduced, 1st Reading in Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced, 2026-01-07: [HTML](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/A3500/3002_I1.HTM), [PDF](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/A3500/3002_I1.PDF)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/A3500/3002_I1.HTM)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/A3500/3002_I1.PDF)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NJ-A3002-2026-2027 (as of 2026-10-12).