We find ourselves in a liminal legislative time: the November elections have been called, yet the current New Jersey Legislature holds office until January 11th, 2022. This unique window, called the “lame duck session,” can represent a window of opportunity for bills that struggled to progress during the regular legislative session.
The “lame duck” also represents a closing window of opportunity. January 12th, 2022 will mark the beginning of the new Legislature, and all bills that have not passed will go back to square one. A bill that is not passed by the 219th New Jersey Legislature (2020-2022) loses all progress and needs to be reintroduced in the 220th New Jersey Legislature (2022-2024).