Establishes Bridging the Digital Divide in Schools Grant Program in DOE to provide and expand access to technology and equipment for students in certain school districts.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Vetoed
May 2020
Introduced Mar 16, 2020
Vetoed May 4, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2020 · General Assembly Mar 16, 2020
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 39
Mar 19, 2020
D
Democratic26
88% Yea
R
Republican13
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
0
May 4, 2020
Vetoed
Absolute Veto, Received in the Assembly
lower
Mar 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0)
upper
Mar 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (58-4-3)
lower
Mar 16, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading
lower
5 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AJ
Adam J. Taliaferro
DDemocratic
P
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
P
Lou Greenwald
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
P
TH
Thomas H. Kean, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
AC
Annette Chaparro
DDemocratic
Co
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Spearman
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Singer
RRepublican
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
CA
Chris A. Brown
RRepublican
Co
DM
Dawn Marie Addiego
DDemocratic
Co
FH
Fred H. Madden, Jr.
DDemocratic
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