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October 11, 2024 at 4:16 AM. A bill that would legalize the production and usage of psilocybin for therapeutic purposes in New Jersey is on its way to the full state Senate for consideration ...
Trenton, NJ — February 27, 2024 -- Governor Phil Murphy's arrives with Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and Senate President Nicholas Scutari before Murphy gave his budget address for New Jersey ...
The New Jersey Constitution of 1844 provided for a direct popular election of the governor, and gave him the power to veto bills passed by the legislature. The General Assembly was expanded to 60 members, elected annually, and apportioned to the counties based on population.
Then in May 2018, the New Jersey Legislature passed (Assembly voted 51-16 and Senate voted 25-10) a bill to legally allow commercial surrogacy with "veto-proof margins". [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Governor Phil Murphy on May 30, 2018 signed the bill into law and went into effect since January 1, 2019.
The bill passed the Senate 22-14 along party lines, to the sound of applause in the chamber. The Assembly approved amendments that had been added since it passed the bill 51-28 in February.
The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. There are 40 legislative districts, representing districts with an average population of 232,225 (2020 figure). Each district has one senator and two members of the New Jersey General Assembly, the lower house ...
Responding to a surge in home burglaries in recent years, New Jersey's Senate has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would increase penalties for offenders caught breaking into residences. "Law ...
New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory and Expungement Aid Modernization Act (S.2703) is proposed legislation to legalize, tax and regulate adult-use cannabis in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and to expunge certain drug-related offenses. A state Senate–Assembly joint committee passed the bill in November 2018 for a vote by both houses. [1]