New Jersey § 52:11-78

§ 52:11-78.

a. The Office of Legislative Services shall make available to the public and maintain

in electronic form the following information: (1) the most current available compilation of the official text of the statutes of

New Jersey; (2) the text of all bills introduced during the current two-year session of the Legislature,

including amended versions, as well as sponsor statements, committee statements, and

fiscal notes; (3) all bills currently pending in the Legislature, listed by subject and sponsor; (4) bill-tracking data on all bills pending in the Legislature, including the history

of actions, current status , a complete voting record, including individual votes by members of the Legislature

recorded during committee meetings, updated on a daily basis and made available and

maintained for the two-year legislative term in progress and the immediately preceding

term, and, where appropriate, by citation of the section of law to be amended by a bill; (5) a current calendar of legislative events, including the schedule of legislative

committee meetings, and a list of bills scheduled for legislative action; (6) a current directory of the members of the Legislature, including complete committee

membership information; (7) the text of all chapter laws beginning with laws passed by the Legislature after

12:00 noon, January 9, 1996; and (8) such other information as the Legislative Services Commission shall direct. b. The information specified in subsection a. of this section shall be made available

to the public through the largest nonproprietary cooperative public computer network. c. The Office of Legislative Services shall not impose a fee or usage charge as a

condition of accessing the information specified in subsection a. of this section through the network described in subsection b. of this section. d. The Office of Legislative Services may offer a fee-based electronic legislative

information service which may include, in addition to the information specified in

subsection a. of this section, the following information and capabilities: (1) the ability for users to automatically maintain updated private databases and

receive notification of scheduled action on specific bills or subject matter; (2) the ability for users to retrieve information by various means of searching full

text; and (3) archives of bill texts and related information from prior sessions of the Legislature. e. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a private individual

or entity from using the information specified in subsection a. of this section to

provide, either commercially or on a voluntary basis, services similar to those provided

by the Office of Legislative Services pursuant to subsection d. of this section. f. The Office of Legislative Services shall consult with the appropriate office within

the executive branch of the State government responsible for computer security and

guidelines in order to provide the information specified in subsection a. of this

section on the largest nonproprietary cooperative public computer network, and both

offices shall take all appropriate security measures, subject to the approval of the

Legislative Services Commission or the designee thereof, to protect the computer systems

that provide access to and store the information specified in subsection a. of this

section. g. No fee shall be charged to the Office of Legislative Services by the appropriate

office within the executive branch of the State government responsible for computer

security and guidelines for services rendered related to this act.