Establishes new liability standards in sexual abuse lawsuits filed against public entities and public employees.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Aug 2019
Introduced May 13, 2019
Signed Aug 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2019 · General Assembly Jun 20, 2019
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Jun 20, 2019
D
Democratic27
92% Yea
R
Republican13
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Aug 9, 2019
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2019, c.239.
executive
Jun 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0)
upper
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-1-1)
lower
Jun 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 17, 2019
Committee
Recommitted to Assembly Budget Committee
lower
May 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
May 13, 2019
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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