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New Jersey · 2026-2027 Regular Session · Concurrent Resolution

SCR 56: Proposes amendment to Constitution permitting justices and judges to engage in extra-judicial activities for compensation as permitted by court rule.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SCR 56 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the New Jersey Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Proposes amendment to Constitution permitting justices and judges to engage in extra-judicial activities for compensation as permitted by court rule. Primary sponsor: John McKeon (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2026): Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John McKeonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source