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UPDATE (2/5/16): The bill was re-introduced in the 2016-2017 session as S342 / A943. — Few can argue that the proper handling of ethics matters is an integral part of open, transparent government. Thus, it may interest our readers to know about Bill S729 (A1195), which proposes fundamental changes to New Jersey’s Local Government Ethics Read More …
Disappointingly, OPMA and OPRA reform bills S781 and S782, which were scheduled for a 6/23 vote by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, were pulled from the Committee’s agenda. This follows multiple revisions and intense negotiations by many interested parties. NJFOG, the ACLU-NJ, NJPA and SPJ-NJ all supported the bills with Senator Weinberg’s amendments, which Read More …
UPDATE (6/24/15): The bills were pulled from the Committee agenda on 6/23. Your calls and letters are needed! Please see: https://njfog.org/2015/06/24/letter-generator-one-easy-step-for-strong-opma-opra-reform-lets-keep-the-pressure-on/ — New Jersey OPMA and OPRA reform bills, S781 and S782 respectively, are on the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee agenda for its meeting on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Committee Room 4, Read More …
UPDATE (6/29/2015): The governor signed the bill on June 29. It is now law, effective upon signing. UPDATE (6/26/2015): S2183 passed through both houses of the Legislature on June 25, 2015. It now heads back to the Governor! Read more here: https://njfog.org/2015/06/29/nj-lawmakers-pass-port-authority-open-records-bill/. UPDATE (6/23/2015): The NJ Senate brought S2183 a step closer to law Read More …
Senate Leaders Vow to Advance Veto Override of S2181. The Senate is scheduled to hold an override vote on March 16th. S2181 UPDATE: Unfortunately, the March 16 override attempt was unsuccessful. The vote was 25-14 in favor, 2 votes shy of the 27 needed for passage. NJ.com article “See which N.J. Republicans changed Port Authority Read More …