New Jersey Legislature New Jersey Legislature 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
State holidays in New Jersey New Jersey state holidays: Additional New Jersey Judicial Holiday The following days occasionally have early dismissal, depending on a decision of the Governor, usually not memorialized in any specific Executive Order: State holidays in New Jersey The State of New Jersey has 12 legal holidays of which 10 are federal holidays. If a holiday falls on a Saturday, it is usually observed as a day off on Friday, and if it falls on a Sunday, it is observed on the following Monday. All non-retail jobs are closed on state holidays, except few private-owned jobs that may close only on the