New Jersey A 102: Creates a Business Court.

Bill Text

A102 

ASSEMBLY, No. 102 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman AL BARLAS

District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Flynn and Assemblyman Scharfenberger

SYNOPSIS

���� Deactivates certain committees, councils, panels, and 
task forces of advisory or temporary nature if entity does not meet or have 
quorum at least once every year.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning the inactivation of certain committees, 
councils, panels, and task forces and 
supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� Notwithstanding the 
provisions of any law, rule, regulation, or order to the contrary, if a committee, 
council, panel, task force, or other body, whose purposes or duties are 
advisory or temporary in nature, and created by an act or joint resolution does 
not meet or is not able to conduct business due to the lack of a quorum, at 
least once every 365 days, that body shall be deemed inactive.� The Secretary 
of State shall annually review the meeting records of every body created by an 
act or joint resolution and determine what body shall be deemed inactive by the 
provisions of this section.� If a body has been deemed inactive by the 
provisions of this section, the appointment of all members serving on that body 
shall be deemed terminated, and that body shall not be allowed to call to its 
assistance and avail itself of the services of employees of any State, county, 
or municipal department, board, bureau, commission, or agency.

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

����� This bill provides that if a committee, council, 
panel, task force, or other body whose purposes or duties are advisory or 
temporary in nature, and created by an act or joint resolution does not meet, 
or is not able to conduct business due to the lack of a quorum, at least once 
every 365 days, that body is to be deemed inactive. The bill requires the 
Secretary of State to annually review the meeting records of every such body to 
determine if it is deemed inactive by the provisions of the bill.� If a body is 
deemed inactive under the bill, the appointment of all members serving on that 
body would be terminated, and that body would not be allowed to call to its 
assistance and avail itself of the services of employees of any State, county, 
or municipal department, board, bureau, commission, or agency.