NJ bills left in limbo; unfunded budget requests spark disappointment

By: Dana DiFilippo, Sophie Nieto-Munoz, Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: July 2, 2026

Words: 1,157

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Several bills that have gotten lengthy hearings and hours of advocacy in the New Jersey Statehouse since January stalled this week on their way to passage, leaving them in limbo until at least the fall with legislators now on summer break.

Both legislative chambers scrubbed votes Tuesday on a bill that would have required firms with a history of extracting fossil fuels or that are responsible for at least 1 billion metric tons of …

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