SENATE, No. 1277

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED JUNE 3, 1996

By Senators RICE, SCOTT, Lipman and Codey

An Act concerning the duties of the Secretary of the Senate and of the Clerk of the General Assembly and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. The Office of Legislative Services shall note on all bills, resolutions, amendments and substitutes, excepting the annual appropriations bill and any legislation introduced in accordance with the procedures for special or local legislation, when a bill, resolution, amendment, or substitute appears to pertain to or affect a single municipality during the current legislative term. The Office of Legislative Services shall identify that municipality on the bill, resolution or amendment.

    2. The Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the General Assembly, as appropriate, shall provide written notice, within five business days of the filing of any bill, resolution or amendment identified pursuant to section 1 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (now pending before the Legislature as this bill), to all of the Senate and General Assembly members of the legislative delegation representing a municipality so identified, and to the municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall forward the notice to the mayor and to the governing body of the municipality. The written notice shall contain a statement to the effect that a bill or resolution has been introduced or amended that affects the particular municipality.

    3. This act shall take effect on the first day of the second month next following enactment.

STATEMENT

    This bill would require the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the General Assembly, as appropriate, to notify, in writing within five business days of filing, the members of the legislative delegation serving a municipality that appears to be solely affected by a bill, resolution or committee or floor amendment or substitute. Notice would also be given to the municipal clerk who would notify the mayor and governing body of the municipality. This bill would prevent the Legislature from passing legislation affecting only one municipality without the knowledge of the local elected official of that, or representing that, municipality.

Requires notice to certain elected officials when legislation or amendments affect single municipality.