Provides fast track hiring and advancement employment opportunities by State for persons with significant disabilities.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Dec 2021
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2021
Last action Jan 10, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Dec 20, 2021 · General Assembly Jun 21, 2021
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 38
Dec 20, 2021
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican12
8% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jan 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0)
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Dec 20, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (26-0-12)
senate
Dec 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (26-0) (Gopal)
upper
Dec 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (72-0-0)
lower
Jun 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
lower
5 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
P
FH
Fred H. Madden, Jr.
DDemocratic
P
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
P
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
P
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
John McKeon
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Testa
RRepublican
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
Pam Lampitt
DDemocratic
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