ACR 179 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Amends State Constitution to require two-thirds majority vote of Legislature to advance certain legislation during lame duck season.

ACR 179 is a proposed constitutional amendment that would require a two-thirds majority vote in both the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly to advance or pass certain legislation during "lame duck" sessions. This applies specifically between the earliest date voters can cast ballots in a general election for Assembly members (during the second year of a Legislature) and the start of the new Legislature. The bill mandates that 27 Senate votes (out of 40) and 54 Assembly votes (out of 80) would be needed to move bills or reenact conditionally vetoed bills during this period. It does not apply to bills returned by the Governor with objections, but requires the same two-thirds vote for their reenactment.
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Dec 2025
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Introduced Dec 11, 2025 Last action Dec 11, 2025
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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