Provides civil service preference to military service members who did not serve in theater of operation but received campaign or expedition medal.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Nov 2021
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Jan 10, 2022
Floor votes · General Assembly Dec 20, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Jan 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)
upper
Dec 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (75-0-0)
lower
Nov 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
5 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
P
Joe Pennacchio
RRepublican
P
Raj Mukherji
DDemocratic
P
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
P
Wayne DeAngelo
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Moen
DDemocratic
Co
GM
Gabriela M. Mosquera
DDemocratic
Co
HJ
Harold J. Wirths
RRepublican
Co
Parker Space
RRepublican
Co
Yvonne Lopez
DDemocratic
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