A 4073

ASSEMBLY, No. 4073
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 12, 2026
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman� ELIANA PINTOR MARIN
District 29 (Essex and Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
���� Extends transmittal date deadline for Fiscal Year
2027 gubernatorial budget message to Legislature from fourth Tuesday in
February to March 10, 2026.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
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An Act concerning the budget message to be transmitted by the
Governor to the Legislature for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
���� Be It
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� Notwithstanding the
provisions of any other law to the contrary, the Governor shall transmit the
budget message for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 to the Legislature on
or before March 10, 2026.
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill extends the date by
which the Governor�s Fiscal Year 2027 budget message is to be transmitted to
the Legislature to Tuesday, March 10, 2026. �Current law requires the budget
message to be transmitted to the Legislature on or before the fourth Tuesday in
February. �Similar extensions have been provided in the past for the first
budget messages transmitted by other Governors.