Authorizes the issuance of "coronavirus relief bonds" by municipalities and counties.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2020
Committee Review
Jul 2020
General Assembly Passage
Aug 2020
Senate Passage
Aug 2020
Signed into Law
Aug 2020
Introduced May 4, 2020
Signed Aug 31, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jul 30, 2020 · General Assembly May 14, 2020
How they voted
26–13
Passed
Total votes 39
Jul 30, 2020
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Aug 31, 2020
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2020, c.74.
executive
Aug 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (26-13)
upper
Aug 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (54-23-1)
lower
Jul 30, 2020
Vetoed
Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly
lower
Jul 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (26-14)
upper
Jul 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jul 22, 2020
Committee
Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
May 14, 2020
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
upper
May 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (57-20-3)
lower
May 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
May 4, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee
lower
7 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BD
BettyLou DeCroce
DDemocratic
P
Craig Coughlin
DDemocratic
P
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
P
Nick Scutari
DDemocratic
P
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
P
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
P
Wayne DeAngelo
DDemocratic
Co
AM
Angelica M. Jimenez
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Spearman
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
CB
Christopher Bateman
RRepublican
Co
FH
Fred H. Madden, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
JD
Joann Downey
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
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