Legislative BriefPresented To Organization of Nurse Leaders of New Jersey

Gene Mulroy, Principal of Capital Impact Group

March 28, 2019

How a Bill Becomes a Law

Idea developed

Bill drafted

Bill introduced

Committee Action

Second Reading

Second House

Governor’s Action Law

Committee Reference

Third Reading

House Vote

New Jersey’s Legislature

40 Legislative Districts 1 Senator per district

2 Assembly seats per districtNJ Legislature www.njleg.org

Who’s Who in NJ Politics

Key Leadership Posts Governor Phil Murphy Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver Senate President Sweeney Senate Majority Leader Weinberg Senate Minority Leader Kean Assembly Speaker Coughlin Assembly Majority Leader Greenwald Assembly Minority Leader Bramnick

2019-2020 Legislative CalendarTwo Year Legislative Session (2018-2019)January – Governor Murphy Delivers State of the State AddressMarch – Governor delivers Budget Address for FY 2020April, May - Budget BreakJune – Legislature returns, focus on Budget BillJune 30 – Governor must sign Budget Bill by June 30July 1 – Fiscal Year BeginsJuly – August – Summer recessSeptember – Legislature returnsOctober –Light Legislative ActionNovember – Elections for NJ General AssemblyDecember – Lame duck, heavy legislative action rushing to beat bills’ expiration dateJanuary – New legislative session starts (2020-2022)

ONL Legislative Priorities

Staffing Ratios

Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact Consumer Access to Health Care Act BSN in 10

Medicinal and Recreational Marijuana