The nickname "Garden State" has already appeared on every new license plate in the state since 1954, but a proposed law would also make the words the official state slogan.
A scheduled vote on a plan to have the state make up any federal funding cuts that may be suffered by so-called "sanctuary cities" was put off Monday, because there weren't enough senators present to pass it.
New Jersey on Monday could become the first state to stop requiring legal notices to be printed in newspapers, spreading them out instead to government-owned websites.
The use of body cameras by police officers would provide a valuable law enforcement tool according to some, and a pair of New Jersey senators have taken steps to make sure the cameras are implemented in the Garden State.