l9n/ New Jersey

2024–2025 Session

Assembly Bill 5117

Modifies number of signatures required for candidates to be placed on primary, general, nonpartisan municipal, and school election ballots; requires Secretary of State to publish certain nominating petition forms by January 1 of each year.*

Became P.L.2025, c.20, on February 3, 2025.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the General Assembly

In the Senate

Its course

December 9, 2024 to February 3, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action11 actions on 7 days

In the General AssemblyDec 9 to Dec 1910 days

State and Local GovernmentDec 9 to Dec 123 days

AppropriationsDec 12 to Dec 164 days

In the SenateDec 19 to Jan 3042 days

Back in the General AssemblyJan 30 to Jan 300 days

With the GovernorJan 30 to Feb 34 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • General Assembly, third reading46–27

    Passed · Dec 19

  • Senate, third reading24–13

    Passed · Jan 30, 2025

  • General Assembly, third reading49–26

    Passed · Jan 30, 2025

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Dec 16

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jan 14, 2025

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the General Assembly Dec 9 – Dec 19

  1. Dec 9Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to State and Local Government
  2. Dec 12State and Local Government recommended it
  3. Sent to Appropriations
  4. Dec 16Appropriations recommended it as amended
  5. Read a second time
  6. Dec 19Passed the General Assembly, 46 to 27

In the Senate Jan 14, 2025 – Jan 30, 2025

  1. Jan 14, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  2. Read a second time
  3. Amended on the floor and read a second time
  4. Jan 30, 2025Passed the Senate, 24 to 13

Back in the General Assembly Jan 30, 2025

  1. Jan 30, 2025Returned to the General Assembly to agree to the Senate's changes
  2. Passed the General Assembly, 49 to 26, and so both houses

To the Governor Feb 3, 2025

  1. Feb 3, 2025Signed by the Governor
  2. Became P.L.2025, c.20
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Dec 9INT 1RA REF ASLGeneral Assembly
  2. Dec 12REP REF AAPGeneral Assembly
  3. Dec 16REP/ACA 2RAGeneral Assembly
  4. Dec 19PAGeneral Assembly
  5. Jan 14, 2025R/S SWR 2RSSenate
  6. Jan 14, 2025SA 2RSSenate
  7. Jan 30, 2025SUB FORSenate
  8. Jan 30, 2025PSSenate
  9. Jan 30, 2025R/A 2RACGeneral Assembly
  10. Jan 30, 2025PA PBHGeneral Assembly
  11. Feb 3, 2025APPGovernor