State legislatures
New Jersey
Bills filed
10,972
plus 532 resolutions, 19 adopted
Became law
104
0.9% of bills filed
Roll calls recorded
1,868
543 on the floor, 1,325 in committee
Members
120
How far bills got
Each bill counts at every stage it reached, so the drop from one bar to the next is where bills stopped. Resolutions, which don't become law, aren't included.
| Introduced | 10,972 | 100% | |
| Went to committee | 10,754 | 98% | |
| Passed one chamber | 340 | 3% | |
| Passed both chambers | 125 | 1% | |
| Reached the governor | 107 | 1% | |
| Became law | 104 | 1% |
3 vetoed, 0 failed on a vote.
What this session was about
Bills by topic, and how many became law. A bill can fall under more than one topic. Compare with other states ›
| Health care | 1,696 | 13 laws | |
| K-12 education | 1,677 | 10 laws | |
| Public assistance | 1,142 | 9 laws | |
| Transportation and motor vehicles | 1,060 | 12 laws | |
| Labor and employment | 998 | 9 laws | |
| Taxes | 976 | 5 laws | |
| Crime and public safety | 923 | 3 laws | |
| Local government | 818 | 5 laws | |
| Housing and real estate | 786 | 5 laws | |
| Environment and climate | 767 | 12 laws |
How the session went
- Typical time from filing to law: 127 days (median)
- Vetoed: 3
- Floor roll calls: 543, of which 52% had no votes against
- Party-line votes: 27% of roll calls where both parties' members voted (most Democrats and most Republicans on opposite sides)
Who sits where
Seats by party as the legislature lists its members today.
Senate
40
members
- Democrats
- 25
- Republicans
- 15
General Assembly
80
members
- Democrats
- 57
- Republicans
- 23
Recently became law
The latest bills signed or enacted this session.
| Bill | Title | Sponsor | Enacted |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4495 | Green Acres funds-fund cert projects, State-owned land by cert nonprofit org | John F. McKeon, Douglas J. Steinhardt, Alixon Collazos-Gill, Marisa Sweeney | Oct 27, 2026 |
| S 4307 | New Jersey History Day Act-concerns | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., James Beach, William F. Moen Jr., Maureen Rowan, Robert J. Karabinchak | Oct 27, 2026 |
| S 3386 | Campaign funds-auth use for security expenses, candidate & immediate family | Paul A. Sarlo, Robert J. Karabinchak | Oct 27, 2026 |
| S 1395 | Limited liability company-allow to terminate alternate names | Joseph A. Lagana, Angela V. McKnight, Lisa Swain | Oct 8, 2026 |
| S 4193 | Fortifying Corn Masa Act-establish | M. Teresa Ruiz, Yvonne Lopez, Eliana Pintor Marin | Sep 28, 2026 |
| S 2962 | Educational support professionals-prov seniority service credit for military svc | Raj Mukherji, Carmen F. Amato Jr., Andrea Katz, Carol A. Murphy, Tennille R. McCoy | Sep 28, 2026 |
| S 3739 | Electric supply equipment devel processes & standards, certain-establish | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Clinton Calabrese, William F. Moen Jr., Linda S. Carter | Sep 28, 2026 |
| S 4515 | Rutgers University-authorize dual employment by certain employees | Raj Mukherji, Sterley S. Stanley | Sep 28, 2026 |
Latest activity
Bills with the most recent action. Every bill ›
| Bill | Title | Where it stands | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|
| A 5739 | ABC winery license fees-authorize temporary waiverIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee | In committee | Oct 29, 2026 |
| A 5738 | Fair Price Protection Act-reviseIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee | In committee | Oct 29, 2026 |
| A 5737 | Pharmacy benf managers & pharmaceutical manuf-conduct audits concerning paymentsIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee | In committee | Oct 29, 2026 |
| A 5736 | School districts-provide 30-minute lunch period to studentsIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee | In committee | Oct 29, 2026 |
| A 5735 | Pedestrian malls, seasonal-authorize establishmentIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee | In committee | Oct 29, 2026 |
| A 5734 | State agencies-file notice of intent, proposed rules w/ cert economic impactsIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee | In committee | Oct 29, 2026 |
| A 5733 | Office of Eviction Prevention-publish eviction-related dataIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee | In committee | Oct 29, 2026 |
| A 5732 | Health insurance-prov subsidy, purchase for cert individuals w/ type 1 diabetesIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee | In committee | Oct 29, 2026 |
| A 5731 | County college operational aid-estab 2-yr pilot prog, cert noncredit program;$5MIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee | In committee | Oct 29, 2026 |
| A 5730 | Insulin-req pharmacies prov emergency 30-day supply, cert circumstancesIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee | In committee | Oct 29, 2026 |
Where the work is
The committees that received the most bills, and the subjects bills were filed under most.
Busiest committees
- Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
- 330 bills
- Assembly Appropriations Committee
- 32 bills
- Assembly Budget Committee
- 31 bills
- Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
- 25 bills
- Assembly State and Local Government Committee
- 24 bills
- Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
- 21 bills
- Senate Commerce Committee
- 17 bills
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- 15 bills
Most common subjects
- CRIMES AND PENALTIES
- 593 bills
- VETERANS AND MILITARY
- 566 bills
- EDUCATION - SCHOOL BOARDS AND DISTRICTS
- 513 bills
- HIGHER EDUCATION
- 447 bills
- HUMAN SERVICES
- 442 bills
- HEALTH
- 412 bills
- CRIMINAL PROCEDURES
- 382 bills
- TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX
- 377 bills
- COMMEMORATIONS
- 376 bills
- EDUCATION
- 363 bills
Explore New Jersey
What New Jersey publishes
LegiList collects the same record for every state, from each legislature's own official sources only. Where a state doesn't publish something, it says so here.
- Bills and statusEvery bill and resolution, with the official abstract and synopsis
- Full historyThe full dated history, spelled out as the legislature shows it
- SponsorsPrimary sponsors and cosponsors, in order
- Text versionsEvery version, committee statement and fiscal estimate, linked
- Roll callsFloor and committee roll calls, every member
- CommitteesMembers with chair and vice chair
- SubjectsThe legislature's subject index
- MembersParty, district, photo, office and phone. New Jersey doesn't publish members' email addresses
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