S3505 • 2026

Designates "New Jersey's For You and Me" by Kathleen Golden Murphy and Shannon Murphy Flannery as New Jersey State song.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Bucco, Anthony M.
Last action: 2026-02-12
Official status: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Designates "New Jersey's For You and Me" by Kathleen Golden Murphy and Shannon Murphy Flannery as New Jersey State song.

What This Bill Does

Designates "New Jersey's For You and Me" by Kathleen Golden Murphy and Shannon Murphy Flannery as New Jersey State song.
Topic: State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-02-12 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

Official Summary Text

Designates "New Jersey's For You and Me" by Kathleen Golden Murphy and Shannon Murphy Flannery as New Jersey State song.
Topic:
State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3505

SENATE, No. 3505

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 12, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� ANTHONY M. BUCCO

District 25 (Morris and Passaic)

SYNOPSIS

���� Designates �New Jersey�s For You and Me� by Kathleen
Golden Murphy and Shannon Murphy Flannery as New Jersey State song.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
designating �New Jersey�s For You and Me� by Kathleen
Golden Murphy and Shannon Murphy Flannery as the New Jersey State song.

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

���� 1.��� �New Jersey�s For You
and Me� by Kathleen Golden Murphy and Shannon Murphy Flannery is designated as
the New Jersey State song.

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill designates �New
Jersey�s For You and Me� by Kathleen Golden Murphy and Shannon Murphy Flannery
as the New Jersey State song.

���� The State of New Jersey does
not have an official State song commemorating our founding, history,
traditions, and natural beauty.� In the 1990s, New Jersey residents Kathleen
Murphy and her daughter, Shannon, composed a song named �New Jersey�s For You and
Me� as a show of pride for our great State.� The lyrics of �New Jersey�s For
You and Me� pay homage to State symbols, such as the Eastern goldfinch, red
oak, and violet.� There are two published performances of the song by former
New Jersey Senator Dick LaRossa and the St. Thomas the Apostle Choir of Oak
Ridge.�

���� Unity and State pride are
important themes expressed throughout the song, which emphasizes the State�s
love for freedom and justice.� Each performance has been viewed several
thousand times on YouTube.� In recognition of the artistry of residents Kathleen
Golden Murphy and Shannon Murphy Flannery expressed through their song �New
Jersey�s For You and Me,� the bill designates the aforementioned song to be the
official State song of New Jersey.