Makes $35 million in federal funds available to EDA to support food and beverage establishments in need.*
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Mar 8, 2021
Signed Apr 9, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2021 · General Assembly Mar 25, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 39
Mar 25, 2021
D
Democratic26
92% Yea
R
Republican13
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Apr 9, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.45.
executive
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0)
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (69-0-0)
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee
lower
6 primary · 32 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
P
Joe Lagana
DDemocratic
P
Lou Greenwald
DDemocratic
P
PM
Pedro Mejia
DDemocratic
P
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
P
VM
Vincent Mazzeo
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Moen
DDemocratic
Co
CA
Chris A. Brown
RRepublican
Co
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
Co
DM
Dawn Marie Addiego
DDemocratic
Co
EH
Eric Houghtaling
DDemocratic
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
HJ
Harold J. Wirths
RRepublican
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