List of New Jersey state legislatures

The legislature of the U.S. state of New Jersey has convened many times since statehood became effective on December 18, 1787.

Legislatures

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colspan=5 style="text-align: center; background-color:#E6E6FA;" | New Jersey Constitution of 1776

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| 1st New Jersey Legislature

| August 27, 1776{{cite web |url=https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislativepub/history.asp |title=Historical Information |work=njleg.state.nj.us |accessdate= March 22, 2019 |publisher=New Jersey Office of Legislative Services }}

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| 1841

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| 1843

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colspan=5 style="text-align: center; background-color:#E6E6FA;" | New Jersey Constitution of 1844 {{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

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| 1846

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| 1847

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| 1848

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| 1849

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| 1850

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| 1851

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| 1853

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| 1855

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| 1856

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| 1857

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| 1858

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| 1859

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| 1860

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| 1861

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| 1862

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| 1863

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| 1864

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| 1866

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| 1867

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| 1868

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| 1869

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| 1870

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| 1871

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| 1872

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| 1873

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| 1874

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| 1873: Senate

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| 1875

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| 1876

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| 1877

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| 1881

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| 1882

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107 {{citation |title=Manual of the one hundred and seventh session of the Legislature of New Jersey 1883 |hdl=2027/umn.31951d01558066k |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951d01558066k |via=HathiTrust }}

| 107th New Jersey Legislature

| 1883

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108

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| 1884

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109

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| 1885

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110

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| 1886

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| 1887

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| 1946

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| 1947

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colspan=5 style="text-align: center; background-color:#E6E6FA;" | New Jersey Constitution of 1947 {{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

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| 1948

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| 1949

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| 1950

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| 1951

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| 1952

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177

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| 1953

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| 1954

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| 1955

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| 1956

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| November 1955: Senate

181

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| 1957

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182

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| 1958

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| November 1957: Senate

183

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| 1959

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184

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| 1960

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| November 1959: Senate

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| 1961

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186

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| 1962

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| November 1961: Senate

187 {{citation |title=Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey: one hundred and eighty-seventh session, 1963 |hdl=2027/uiug.30112110806160 |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112110806160 |via=HathiTrust }}

| 187th New Jersey Legislature

| 1963

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188

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| 1964

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| November 1963: Senate

189

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| 1965

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190

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| 1966

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| November 1965: Senate

191

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| 1967

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192

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| 1968

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| November 1967: Senate

193

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| 1969

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194

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| January 13, 1970

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| 1969

195

| {{ill|195th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102232593}}

| January 11, 1972

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| November 1971: Senate

196

| {{ill|196th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102232558}}

| January 8, 1974

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| November 1973: Senate

197

| {{ill|197th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102232529}}

| 1976

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| 1975

198

| {{ill|198th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102232466}}

| January 10, 1978

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| November 1977: Senate

199

| {{ill|199th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102232418}}

| January 8, 1980

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| 1979

200

| {{ill|200th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102232251}}

| January 12, 1982

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| November 1981: Senate

201

| {{ill|201st New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102195632}}

| January 10, 1984

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| November 1983: Senate

202

| {{ill|202nd New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102194424}}

| January 14, 1986

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| November 1985: General Assembly

203

| {{ill|203rd New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102193152}}

| January 12, 1988

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| November 1987: General Assembly, Senate

204

| {{ill|204th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102189572}}

| January 9, 1990

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| November 1989: General Assembly

205

| {{ill|205th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102184732}}

| January 14, 1992

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| November 1991: General Assembly, Senate

206

| {{ill|206th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102184661}}

| January 11, 1994

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| 1993: Senate

207

| {{ill|207th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102184618}}

| January 9, 1996

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| 1995

208

| {{ill|208th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102184559}}

| January 13, 1998

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| 1997: Senate

209

| {{ill|209th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102184479}}

| January 11, 2000

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| 1999

210

| {{ill|210th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102056023}}

| January 8, 2002

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| 2001: Senate

211

| {{ill|211th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102055919}}
New Jersey General Assembly, 2004–06 term

| January 13, 2004{{cite web |url=https://home.heinonline.org/titles/Session-Laws-Library/New-Jersey/?letter=N |title=Session Laws: New Jersey |work= HeinOnline |publisher=William S. Hein & Co., Inc. |location=New York |accessdate= March 22, 2019 }} {{subscription required}}

| January 10, 2006

| 2003: Senate

212

| {{ill|212th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102055865}}
New Jersey General Assembly, 2006–08 term

| January 10, 2006

| January 10, 2008

| 2005

213

| {{ill|213th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102055822}}
New Jersey General Assembly, 2008–10 term

| January 10, 2008

| January 12, 2010

| 2007: Senate

214

| {{ill|214th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102055751}}
New Jersey General Assembly, 2010–12 term

| January 12, 2010

| January 10, 2012

| November 2009: General Assembly

215

| {{ill|215th New Jersey Legislature|qid=Q102049726}}

| January 10, 2012

| January 14, 2014

| November 2011: General Assembly, Senate

216

| 216th New Jersey Legislature

| January 14, 2014

| January 12, 2016

| November 5, 2013: General Assembly, Senate

217

| 217th New Jersey Legislature

| January 12, 2016

| January 9, 2018

| November 3, 2015: General Assembly

218

| 218th New Jersey Legislature

| January 9, 2018

| January 14, 2020{{cite web |url= https://ballotpedia.org/New_Jersey_State_Legislature |title=New Jersey State Legislature |work=Ballotpedia.org |accessdate= March 22, 2019 }}

| November 7, 2017: General Assembly, Senate

219

| 219th New Jersey Legislature

| January 14, 2020

| January 11, 2022

| November 2019: General Assembly

220

| 220th New Jersey Legislature

| January 11, 2022

| January 9, 2024

| November 2021: General Assembly, Senate

221

| 221st New Jersey Legislature

| January 9, 2024

| 2026

| November 2023: General Assembly, Senate

References

External links

New Jersey State Library. [https://www.njstatelib.org/research_library/legal_resources/historical_laws/legislative_journals_and_minutes/ Journal and Minutes of the Legislature], 1682-1987
New Jersey Legislature. [https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislativepub/legcalen_dynpast.asp Legislative Calendar], 1997-2019
{{citation |url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/?f%5Bstate_name_sim%5D%5B%5D=New+Jersey |work=A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825 |title= New Jersey |publisher=American Antiquarian Society and Tufts Archival Research Center |location=Massachusetts }}
Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to [https://dp.la/search?q=New+Jersey+Legislature* New Jersey Legislature]
{{cite web |url= http://guides.ll.georgetown.edu/c.php?g=275871&p=1839277 |title= New Jersey Resources: Statutes & Legislation |publisher=Georgetown University Law Library |work=Research Guides: U.S. States }}
{{cite web |url=http://libguides.law.rutgers.edu/c.php?g=812605 |publisher=Rutgers Law School |title=New Jersey Legislative History Research Guide }}
{{citation |title= Guide to Law Online: U.S. New Jersey: Legislative |url= https://guides.loc.gov/law-us-new-jersey/legislative |publisher=Library of Congress |location=Washington DC |work= guides.loc.gov }}

List of New Jersey state legislatures

Legislatures

See also

References

External links