A4040

Permits Legislature to terminate certain declarations by Governor for state of emergency or public health emergency and limits duration of such declarations unless Legislature approves extension.

Introduced·2/12/26
Introduced Text

New Jersey A4040 allows the Legislature to terminate certain emergency declarations by the Governor and limits their duration unless extended by the.

New Jersey A4040 provides that state of emergency and public health emergency declarations by the Governor will terminate automatically unless extended by the Legislature. The Legislature can terminate such declarations by concurrent resolution if it receives a two-thirds affirmative vote. The bill limits the duration of a state of emergency declaration to 60 days, while a public health emergency declaration can be renewed once for an additional 30 days, making the total 90 days. The Governor must notify the Legislature at least seven business days before seeking an extension.

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Where it stands

Current
Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

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History

Feb 12

Assembly

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee