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A4577 • 2026

Requires intervention of at least two days between second reading and passage of State budget bill in either house of Legislature.

Requires intervention of at least two days between second reading and passage of State budget bill in either house of Legislature.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina
Last action
2026-03-10
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires intervention of at least two days between second reading and passage of State budget bill in either house of Legislature.

Requires intervention of at least two days between second reading and passage of State budget bill in either house of Legislature.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires intervention of at least two days between second reading and passage of State budget bill in either house of Legislature.
  • 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

  1. 2026-03-10 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires intervention of at least two days between second reading and passage of State budget bill in either house of Legislature.
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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A4577

ASSEMBLY, No. 4577

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MARCH 10, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires intervention of at least two days between
second reading and passage of State budget bill in either house of Legislature.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
concerning the timing of the passage of the annual
appropriations act and supplementing Title 1 of the Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� a.� No bill to
effectuate the annual appropriations act for any fiscal year shall receive
third reading and final passage in either house of the Legislature until after
two full calendar days have elapsed following the date on which the bill received
second reading in that house of the Legislature.

���� b.��� The requirements of
subsection a. of this section may be waived by an affirmative vote of
three-fourths of the total authorized membership of the house of the
Legislature.

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires any bill to
effectuate the annual appropriations act, commonly known as the State budget
bill, to receive third reading only after at least two full calendar days elapsing
between second and third reading.

���� The State Constitution
requires all bills, including the State budget bill, to be read three times in
each house of the Legislature before final passage.� Currently, a bill cannot
be passed in either house of the Legislature without at least one full calendar
day occurring between the second and third reading.� However, this requirement
can be waived if the bill is deemed an emergency measure, which may occur
through a three-fourths majority vote of all members of that house.

���� Beyond these requirements,
this bill would require the State budget bill to remain on second reading in each
house of the Legislature for at least one additional calendar day before
receiving third reading and final passage in that house.� However, the bill
would allow this requirement to be waived through a three-fourths majority vote
of all members of either house of the Legislature while the State budget bill
is under consideration by that house.