A1106 • 2026

Designates "New Jersey State Song" as State song.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Danielsen, Joe
Last action: 2026-01-13
Official status: Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Designates "New Jersey State Song" as State song.

What This Bill Does

Designates "New Jersey State Song" as State song.
Topic: State and Local Government Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

Official Summary Text

Designates "New Jersey State Song" as State song.
Topic:
State and Local Government
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A1106

ASSEMBLY, No. 1106

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman JOE DANIELSEN

District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset)

SYNOPSIS

���� Designates "New Jersey State Song" as State
song.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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An Act

designating �New Jersey State Song� as the State
song and supplementing chapter 9A of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.

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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� The State song shall be
the words and music of the song entitled �New Jersey State Song,� composed by Dr.
Violet Barrett Paterson.

���� The Secretary of State shall
maintain the printed music or sound recordings of the designated song in the
State Library, or in another suitable archive, as a resource for the people of
New Jersey.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill designates �New
Jersey State Song,� composed by Dr. Violet Barrett Paterson, as the State song.�
Under the bill, the Secretary of State is required to maintain the printed
music or sound recordings of the designated song in the State Library, or in
another suitable archive, as a resource for the people of New Jersey.