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New Jersey state legislature

New Jersey Legislature
216th New Jersey Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Houses Senate
General Assembly
Leadership
President of the Senate
Stephen M. Sweeney, D
Since January 12, 2010
Speaker of the General Assembly
Vincent Prieto, D
Since January 14, 2014
Structure
Seats 120
Political groups
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Elections
Last election
November 3, 2015 (only the New Jersey General Assembly was up for election)
Meeting place
New Jersey State House.jpg
New Jersey State House, Trenton, New Jersey
Website
www.njleg.state.nj.us

The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate. The Legislature meets in the New Jersey State House, in the state capital of Trenton. Democrats currently hold super majorities in both chambers of the legislature.

The New Jersey Legislature was established in 1702 upon the surrender by the Proprietors of East Jersey and those of West Jersey of the right of government to Queen Anne. Anne's government united the two colonies as the Province of New Jersey, a royal colony, establishing a new system of government.

The instructions from Queen Anne to Viscount Cornbury, the first royal governor of New Jersey, outlined a fusion of powers system, which allowed for an overlap of executive, legislative and judicial authority. It provided for a bicameral legislature consisting of an appointed Council and an elected General Assembly.


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