Prohibits State and local entities and private detention facilities from entering into agreement to detain noncitizens.*
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Jan 4, 2021
Signed Aug 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 24, 2021 · General Assembly Jun 21, 2021
How they voted
23–14
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Jun 24, 2021
D
Democratic26
88% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Aug 20, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.199.
executive
Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (23-15)
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (46-24-0)
lower
Jun 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee
lower
5 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Linda Carter
DDemocratic
P
LW
Loretta Weinberg
DDemocratic
P
NH
Nia H. Gill, Esq.
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
AC
Annette Chaparro
DDemocratic
Co
John McKeon
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
Co
NC
Nicholas Chiaravalloti
DDemocratic
Co
Raj Mukherji
DDemocratic
Co
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
Co
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
Co
Yvonne Lopez
DDemocratic
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