Legislation

New Jersey

State bills will go through the State Senate and the State House. Bills going through the Senate begin with S.  Bills going through the House begin with HR. There is no set order of the two branches it must go through first or second.  If it goes first through the Senate it will then go through the House.  If it first goes through the House it will then go through the Senate.  A bill must pass through both branches before it will be considered law. State bills fo to the govenor while national bills go to the president.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie

New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno

 

New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino

 

U.S. Senators representing New Jersey should not be confused with New Jersey State Senators.  Each state has two US Senators, and each state's two make up the 100 U.S. Senators.  However, there are far more than 100 total senators.

 

New Jersey         US Senator    Bob Menendez

New Jersey         US Senator    Cory Booker

 

New Jersey U.S. House Representatives should not be confused with New Jersey State House Representatives. New Jersey has 12 U.S. House Representatives.

 

New Jersey Senate

New Jersey State Senators should not be confused with New Jersey US Senators. New Hampshire has 40 State Senators.

New Jersey House

New Jersey State House Representatives should not be confused with New Hampshire US House Representatives. New Jersey has 80 State House Representatives.