State Legislative History: New Jersey

Check out the research guide below for more information on New Jersey legislative history.

New Jersey Statutes

• In print in the LRC
• New Jersey Legislature

Chapter Laws (Session Laws)

• HeinOnline
• New Jersey Legislature (1996+)

Assembly Minutes*

Governor's Veto Messages*

Assembly & Senate Bills

• New Jersey Legislature - Bills

Compiled Legsilative Histories

• Available online from the NJ State Library (1970+)

*Not available in the LRC.  Please contact a reference librarian for assistance!

See also WestlawNext and Lexis Advance databases listed on this page.

WestlawNext provides access to several databases for New Jersey legislative history materials including:

• Assembly Committee Statements from the 209th Legislature (2000-2001) through current sessions;
• Senate Committee Statements from the 209th Legislature (2000-2001) through current sessions;
• Assembly Floor Statements from the 209th Legislature (2000-2001) through the 213th Legislature (2008-2009), September 25, 2008;
• Senate Floor Statements from the 209th Legislature (2000-2001) through the 212th Legislature (2006-2007), June 23, 2008;
• Governor Veto Messages from the 207th Legislature (1996-1997) through current sessions and Governor's Messages from the 207th Legislature (1996-1997) through current sessions.
• Bill Tracking: Summaries and status information concerning current NJ legislation. Bills are tracked from their introduction throughout the legislative process.
• Fiscal Notes, Committee Reports and Veto Messages from Netscan legislative history.

Lexis Advance includes limited New Jersey legislative history materials for bills passed since 2003. To access the materials:

1. Follow the link above.

2. Enter relevant search terms in the "Search Within Results" box in the left column.