Requires each solid waste management district to develop strategy in solid waste management plan to reduce food waste.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 17, 2021
Last action Jun 28, 2021
Floor votes · General Assembly Jun 24, 2021
How they voted
50–23
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 79
Jun 24, 2021
D
Democratic54
88% Yea
R
Republican25
84% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 28, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (50-24-0)
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
P
Jim Kennedy
DDemocratic
Co
Pam Lampitt
DDemocratic
Co
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
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