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