Requires Legislature to make bills and joint resolutions available to public on Legislature's website at least seven days before final vote.
SCR 47 proposes a constitutional amendment requiring New Jersey's Legislature to make all bills and joint resolutions available to the public on its website for at least seven full calendar days after their second reading, before the final vote. This would extend the current one-day requirement between second and third readings. The exception allowing immediate final votes for "emergency" measures would still require a three-fourths vote in each chamber. The amendment directly affects public access to legislation, ensuring most bills are publicly viewable for a full week prior to final passage, unless designated an emergency by a supermajority. It does not change the three-readings requirement but modifies the timing between readings.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
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Latham Tiver
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