SENATE, No. 2339

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

INTRODUCED DECEMBER 11, 1997

 

 

By Senators DiFRANCESCO and CODEY

 

 

An Act concerning the organization of the General Assembly and a joint session of the 208th Legislature to be held outside of Trenton.

 

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

 

    1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes to the contrary, on January 13, 1998 or as soon thereafter as is practicable, the General Assembly may meet and organize for the first annual session of the 208th Legislature at a suitable location on the campus of the College of New Jersey in Ewing Township, Mercer County.

 

    2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes to the contrary, on January 20, 1998 or as soon thereafter as is practicable, the Senate and General Assembly of the 208th Legislature may meet in joint session for the inaugural ceremony of the Governor at a suitable location at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, Essex County.

 

    3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire at the termination of the inaugural ceremony of the Governor.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

    Under current law, all sessions of the Legislature are required to be held in Trenton, unless they are to be held for ceremonial or commemorative purposes. This bill allows the General Assembly to organize for the first annual session of the 208th Legislature at the College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State College) in Ewing Township on January 13, 1998. In 1996, the General Assembly organized for its first annual session of the 207th Legislature at Trenton State College.

    The bill also provides for the Senate and General Assembly to meet in joint session for the inaugural ceremony of the Governor at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on January 20, 1998. The War Memorial in Trenton, traditionally the site of inaugural ceremonies, is currently closed and under extensive renovation.

 

 

                             

Allows for organization of the General Assembly and a joint session of the 208th Legislature to be held outside of Trenton.