Courts: judgeships.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2007
Committee Review
Sep 2007
Assembly Passage
Jun 2007
Senate Passage
Sep 2007
Signed into Law
Oct 2007
Introduced Jan 18, 2007
Signed Oct 14, 2007
Floor votes · Senate Sep 10, 2007 · Assembly Jun 6, 2007
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 27
Sep 10, 2007
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Oct 14, 2007
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 11, 2007
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 73. Noes 1. Page 3285.)
lower
Sep 11, 2007
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
lower
Sep 10, 2007
Upper · Passed
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2539.)
upper
Aug 20, 2007
Upper · Passed
In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
upper
Jul 16, 2007
Introduced
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) .
upper
Jun 21, 2007
Committee
Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.
upper
Jun 6, 2007
Lower · Passed
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 1984.)
lower
Apr 25, 2007
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.
lower
Apr 10, 2007
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 10).
lower
Mar 26, 2007
Committee
Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Mar 22, 2007
Committee
Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Jan 19, 2007
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee February 18.
lower
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