A 21 New Jersey General Assembly · 2020-2021 Regular Session

"New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act"; legalizes personal use cannabis for certain adults, subject to State regulation; decriminalizes small amount marijuana and hashish possession; removes marijuana

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2020

Committee Review

Dec 2020

General Assembly Passage

Dec 2020

Senate Passage

Dec 2020

Signed into Law

Feb 2021

Introduced Nov 5, 2020 Signed Feb 22, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Dec 17, 2020 · General Assembly Dec 17, 2020

How they voted

23–17

Passed

Total votes 40

Dec 17, 2020

D Democratic26

23 Yea 3 Nay

88% Yea

R Republican14

14 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 22, 2021

Signed into law

Approved P.L.2021, c.16.

executive

Dec 17, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (23-17)

upper

Dec 17, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed Assembly (49-24-6)

lower

Dec 14, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading

lower

Dec 14, 2020

Committee

Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee

lower

Nov 19, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading

lower

Nov 9, 2020

Committee

Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee

lower

Nov 5, 2020

Introduced

Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee

lower

8 primary · 3 co-sponsors