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title: Legislature
description: "![New Jersey State Capitol Building Golden Dome in Trenton](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/iStock-531800516-1024x683.jpg) ### Type of Legislature New Jersey has a part-time, bicameral legislature. - General Assembly: 80 members | 2-year terms - Senate: 40 members | 4-year terms (except in years of redistricting,…"
url: "https://levin-center.org/slow/legislature-24916/"
updated: "2025-02-03"
category: New Jersey
---

# Legislature

![New Jersey State Capitol Building Golden Dome in Trenton](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/iStock-531800516-1024x683.jpg)

### Type of Legislature

New Jersey has a part-time, bicameral legislature.

- General Assembly: 80 members | 2-year terms
- Senate: 40 members | 4-year terms (except in years of redistricting, when they serve 2-year terms)

### Websites

- **[Legislature](https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/)**
- [**Bills**](https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/advanced-search)

### Webcasts

- **[Floor Proceedings (Live)](https://njleg.state.nj.us/live-proceedings)**
- **[Floor Proceedings (Archive)](https://njleg.state.nj.us/archived-media)**

## Rules

- [**Assembly Rules**](https://pub.njleg.gov/publications/pdf/AsmRules.pdf)
- [**Senate Rules**](https://pub.njleg.gov/publications/pdf/SenRules.pdf)

## Laws

- **[Constitution](https://50constitutions.org/nj/constitution)**
- [**Statutes**](https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=Publish:10.1048/Enu)
- [**Laws**](https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/lawsconstitution/chapter.asp)